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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 Jun. 25, 2016 3:53 pm3367d ago
Thursday’s NBA draft needed to come with a translator, and not because so many players from so many nations were …
Sports Jun. 24, 2016 12:59 pm3368d ago
Former Iowa basketball player Aaron White guests on the newest Mike Hlas Podcast. Aaron talks about his attempt to make …
Sports Jun. 21, 2016 8:05 pm3371d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As a high school baseball player, David Denson hit a 515-foot home run that has been seen …
Sports Jun. 20, 2016 4:03 pm3372d ago
The University of Iowa is lucky it’s located in the eastern half of Iowa. The University of Iowa is lucky …
Sports Apr. 11, 2024 10:44 am520d ago
It’s O.J. Simpson Week on ESPN with the continuation of the brilliant ‘OJ: Made in America’ film. Where does the …
Sports Jun. 14, 2016 12:05 pm3378d ago
This is a lazy post, and I admit it upfront. But I was driving to work this morning listening to …
Sports Jun. 13, 2016 5:09 pm3379d ago
Ohio State University recently announced it would start selling beer throughout Ohio Stadium for Buckeyes football games, but noted $50,000 …
News Jun. 12, 2016 9:00 am3381d ago
From Eastern Iowa to Mount Everest, Jen Loeb tells her story.
Podcasts Jun. 10, 2016 3:42 pm3382d ago
Jen Loeb of Marengo, who climbed to the summit of Mount Everest last month and became what is believed to …
Sports Jun. 6, 2016 3:05 pm3386d ago
Author Mike Chapman, who once was Muhammad Ali’s corner man for a day, joins the Mike Hlas Podcast to talk …
Sports Jun. 4, 2016 2:43 pm3388d ago
On Sunday June 6, 1982, less than 48 hours after Muhammad Ali had a private audience with Pope John Paul …
Sports Jun. 3, 2016 5:44 pm3389d ago
The Big 12 Conference will expand to 12 member schools sometime in the not-terribly-distant future, no matter what the league …
Sports Jun. 2, 2016 4:31 pm3390d ago
DES MOINES — Zach Johnson is the last player to win back-to-back men’s Iowa Open golf championships, which was about …
Sports May. 24, 2016 9:46 pm3399d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — The conventional wisdom that says you can’t win in football at Iowa State isn’t wisdom at all. …
Sports May. 18, 2016 1:48 pm3405d ago
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz guests on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. Ferentz discusses a variety of topics including how …