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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 Dec. 26, 2015 9:06 pm3606d ago
DISNEYLAND — ‘Let’s Go Hawks!’ was a chant that died a quick and quiet death here Saturday. This entertainment resort, …
Sports Dec. 26, 2015 1:59 pm3606d ago
LOS ANGELES —The days fly by, and the next thing you know, you’ve gone 25 years between Rose Bowls. Well, …
Higher Ed Dec. 23, 2015 6:30 pm3609d ago
The co-president of the Oprah Winfrey Network considers the Rose Bowl a housewarming present. ‘It’s a little miracle in my …
Sports Dec. 22, 2015 3:56 pm3610d ago
Who would be better to discuss an Iowa-Stanford Rose Bowl matchup than the man who was athletic director at both …
Sports Jan. 31, 2023 8:58 am1013d ago
Remember when Rose Bowl tickets were over the moon, price-wise? It seems as if it were just two weeks ago. …
Sports Dec. 21, 2015 3:08 pm3611d ago
This edition of the Mike Hlas Podcast features Pasadena, Calif., mayor Terry Tornek, whose city thousands of Iowans will flock …
Sports Dec. 19, 2015 9:24 pm3613d ago
DES MOINES — The 4-year-old Big Four Classic is half of what once was in this state. The men’s basketball …
Sports Dec. 17, 2015 4:26 pm3615d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — One person was honored Wednesday night at Theatre Cedar Rapids, but 240 went home feeling good. Such …
Sports Dec. 17, 2015 4:07 pm3615d ago
Tuesday was a day of loss in Midwestern college basketball. Not death, mind you. Nothing tragic, just two people leaving …
Sports Dec. 16, 2015 10:40 am3616d ago
This will be the Rose Bowl Edgar Cervantes and Ramon Ochoa didn’t get. After Iowa’s football team defeated Minnesota in …
Sports Dec. 12, 2015 8:39 pm3620d ago
I didn’t put Alabama running back Derrick Henry atop my Heisman Trophy ballot. Nay, I went with the player who …
Sports Dec. 11, 2015 7:55 am3622d ago
(This is an updated version of this post.) AMES – I believe college is supposed to be for the students, …
Sports Dec. 10, 2015 10:07 pm3622d ago
AMES — For Iowa State, this one should go into a time capsule. Iowa, on the other hand, may want …
Sports Dec. 9, 2015 1:00 pm3623d ago
This week’s Mike Hlas Podcast features Tom FitzGerald, who covers Stanford football for the San Francisco Chronicle. Consider this your …
Sports Dec. 10, 2015 4:54 pm3622d ago
Maybe this is totally wrong, but I’ll suggest it anyway. It seems like the anticipation and buildup for Thursday’s Iowa-Iowa …

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