Mike Hlas

IOWA CITY — It stopped being anything resembling a secret last week. The Iowa men’s basketball team, 5-0 in the …

Jarrod Uthoff has a big fan in northern California. It’s someone who used to play Division I basketball himself, someone …

IOWA CITY — Under Tom Izzo, Michigan State has won 46 men’s basketball NCAA tournament games since 1998. That’s good. …

Just as you can’t win in football without a good quarterback, you can’t prosper in college basketball without a good …

AMES — Last Feb. 25, Iowa State suffered a 79-70 home men’s basketball loss to Baylor that ultimately cost it …

OK, it’s been a week since the Rose Bowl. I’ve resisted re-entry into winter long enough, and it’s time to …

Former Des Moines Register sportswriter Rick Brown guests on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. Rick talks about the many personalities …

IOWA CITY — Lately, singing the praises of Jarrod Uthoff has become as trendy as Fitbits, Apple Watches and Greek …

Zach Johnson has changed the golf clubs he’ll use on the 2016 PGA Tour. Johnson had spent his entire 12-year …

LOS ANGELES — OK, the odds are pretty good Iowa’s football program won’t see another 12-0 regular-season for a long, …

I saw something nice on the Rose Bowl field after the Stanford-Iowa game. Stanford offensive lineman Brendon Austin darted over …

As of 10:20 p.m. (Iowa time) Friday, Iowa was a Rose Bowl winner over Stanford according to Hawkeye athletics’ Web …

PASADENA, Calif. — Twenty-five years between Rose Bowls felt like forever for longtime Iowa followers. Then Friday’s game started, and …

PASADENA, Calif. – This was the arrival of Iowa’s football team at the Rose Bowl Friday. It’s not the greatest …

LOS ANGELES — I like stand-up comedians. Besides being funny, they’re smart and they’re interesting. Earlier this week, I met …