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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. 6, 2016 3:05 pm3443d 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 pm3445d 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 pm3446d 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 pm3447d 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 pm3456d 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 pm3462d ago
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz guests on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. Ferentz discusses a variety of topics including how …
Sports May. 17, 2016 2:12 pm3463d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Sergio Garcia is a fine golfer, but was no match for Sean McCarty Monday. The longtime head …
Sports May. 14, 2016 1:37 pm3466d ago
CHICAGO — Wrigley Field sure has changed, and it sure hasn’t. But whatever amenities have been added to the 102-year-old …
Sports May. 13, 2016 7:14 pm3467d ago
ESPN investigative sports news program ‘Outside the Lines’ will have a feature Sunday morning (the show is at 8 a.m., …
Sports May. 12, 2016 8:31 pm3468d ago
CHICAGO — In talking to reporters Thursday, Georges Niang sounded like he was rehearsing for Friday, when he’ll get interviewed …
Sports May. 9, 2016 10:49 am3471d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Whether you’re a 10-year-old who is a fast swimmer or a 40-year-old power forward trying to win …
Sports May. 6, 2016 10:49 am3474d ago
Surely you’ve heard the term ‘hot takes.’ Google it, and this definition is at the top of the page: A …
Columns & Sports Commentary May. 3, 2016 6:46 pm3477d ago
It occurred Monday, it may be the biggest upset in team sports history, and it wasn’t mentioned in Tuesday morning’s …
Sports May. 2, 2016 3:32 pm3478d ago
The 2016 NFL Daft — er, Draft — is safely out of our way. I blame the fogginess from a …
Sports Apr. 27, 2016 4:23 pm3483d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — It was their biggest game of the season, before a gathering you could describe as intimate. It …

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