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Mike Hlas
I am the sports columnist and Iowa men’s basketball beat writer for The Gazette. I have been at The Gazette since well before TheGazette.com was a thing, but not as long as Charles Grassley has been a U.S. Senator. I have dined with kings and queens, and I have dined on pork and beans. Oh, only the pork and beans part of that is true. I am the most unaffectedly personal columnist in Iowa, and perhaps the world. To verify that, please contact my representation.
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Latest Articles by Mike Hlas
Sports Sep. 11, 2016 2:33 pm3289d ago
Now we come to the feature game on the September portion of Iowa’s football schedule. It happens to be the …
Sports Sep. 11, 2016 1:19 pm3289d ago
Big Ten power rankings for people who think knowledge is power. Good luck outsmarting an angry cobra or grizzly with …
Sports Sep. 11, 2016 1:07 am3290d ago
Matt VandeBerg said “I got two wins” at Kinnick Stadium Saturday night. The Iowa senior wide receiver had seven catches …
Sports Sep. 10, 2016 10:57 pm3290d ago
IOWA CITY — There were high-definition video screens, cellphone flashlights that looked like giant fireflies in the night, and beer …
Sports Sep. 10, 2016 5:58 pm3290d ago
IOWA CITY — You’ve seen a similar video of this before, I’m sure. But what the hey. The Iowa football …
Sports Sep. 10, 2016 4:01 pm3290d ago
IOWA CITY — Six hours before the Iowa State-Iowa football game, the corner of Clinton Street and Iowa Avenue was …
Sports Sep. 9, 2016 10:09 am3291d ago
Hlastradamus knows things. You don’t last in the cosmos for several centuries on beauty alone, though he certainly is a …
Sports Sep. 9, 2016 9:39 am3291d ago
IOWA CITY — It’s untrue no one ever bought a ticket to watch a coach. Decades ago, many a fan …
Sports Sep. 9, 2016 9:38 am3291d ago
Go figure. Trevor Siemian, starting quarterback for the reigning Super Bowl champions? Trevor Siemian, the guy who quarterbacked the Denver …
Sports Sep. 8, 2016 12:38 pm3292d ago
Fun Facts will always love and treasure the short-lived Cy-Hawk Trophy in the photo above and will never allow it …
Sports Mar. 2, 2022 10:54 am1291d ago
Ben Bruns, the sideline reporter for Iowa State football radio broadcasts and a former Cyclone offensive lineman, is this week’s …
Sports Sep. 6, 2016 5:49 pm3294d ago
IOWA CITY — Kirk Ferentz has the timing of a Rolex, which he can afford. With engraving. The contract extension …
Sports Sep. 5, 2016 5:06 pm3295d ago
It’s like this: There are 20 former Iowa Hawkeyes on NFL active rosters as of Monday morning. Fourteen of them …
Sports Sep. 4, 2016 1:46 pm3296d ago
Big Ten power rankings for people who believe that without the power of love, Huey Lewis and the News would …
Sports Sep. 4, 2016 12:13 pm3296d ago
Iowa State’s football program wasn’t built in a day, or even a century for that matter. Nine months of looking …