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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. 16, 2016 6:04 am3341d ago
IOWA CITY — Active football players usually leave discussions about head injuries to others. Dwelling on what happened or what …
Sports Sep. 16, 2016 6:02 am3341d ago
Hlastradamus has been wrestling with his overcoat and fighting with his thoughts. He’s got a lot on his mind. Hey, …
Sports Sep. 15, 2016 4:09 pm3342d ago
North Dakota State has won five straight FCS football national-championships. Iowa’s wrestling team won nine straight NCAA titles, between 1978 …
Sports Sep. 15, 2016 11:05 am3342d ago
“I was not a very good player,” Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta said about his days as a quarterback at …
Sports Sep. 15, 2016 12:04 pm3342d ago
University of Iowa deputy director of athletics Gene Taylor guests on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. Taylor oversaw the rise …
Sports Sep. 12, 2016 12:27 pm3345d ago
You know Iowa’s Matt VandeBerg had a sensational touchdown catch for Iowa Saturday night against Iowa State. North Dakota State, …
Sports Sep. 11, 2016 2:33 pm3346d 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 pm3346d 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 am3347d 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 pm3347d 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 pm3347d 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 pm3347d 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 am3348d 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 am3348d 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 am3348d ago
Go figure. Trevor Siemian, starting quarterback for the reigning Super Bowl champions? Trevor Siemian, the guy who quarterbacked the Denver …

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