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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. 19, 2015 12:35 pm3648d ago
Just like gluten-free vaping, Fun Facts is one of the hottest fads on both coasts. Now it’s caught on in …
Sports Sep. 17, 2015 5:33 pm3650d ago
Hlastradamus isn’t perfect. Once he thought he was wrong. But he wasn’t. The prophet kids you mortals. Last week, in …
Sports Sep. 16, 2015 5:18 pm3651d ago
It’s Wednesday morning and I have sports writer’s block, so here are a few random thoughts and then we can …
Sports Sep. 15, 2015 5:40 pm3652d ago
I watched parts of four NFL games on Sunday and Monday. Which means I saw commercials for DraftKings and FanDuel. …
Sports Sep. 13, 2015 2:39 pm3654d ago
Week 2. The Big Ten went 12-2 against the world. It beat Oregon. And Indiana State, Florida International, Western Illinois, …
Sports Sep. 13, 2015 11:49 am3654d ago
So Iowa has successfully handled a pair of ISUs. Now can the Hawkeyes finish off a September sweep? Before the …
Sports Sep. 13, 2015 12:52 am3654d ago
AMES — What you have, Iowa, is a quarterback. More precisely, what you Hawkeyes have is a football player playing …
Sports Sep. 12, 2015 6:38 pm3655d ago
It was an entertaining half, no? Plenty of stellar stuff, plenty of unusual stuff. A fake field goal by Iowa …
Sports Sep. 12, 2015 5:14 pm3655d ago
This needs no introduction. Here are the links and the picks: Matt Brown, Sports On Earth: Iowa 19, Iowa State …
Sports Jan. 6, 2022 11:19 am1347d ago
Former University of Iowa basketball star Roy Marble died Friday at 48. For a story on Marble’s life, I recommend …
Sports Sep. 11, 2015 4:20 pm3656d ago
The nation is watching Ames Saturday. The Iowa-Iowa State football game appears to be a big deal. The game is …
Podcasts Sep. 10, 2015 10:02 pm3657d ago
This week's Mike Hlas Podcast is with Jeff Woody, the former Iowa State running back who wrote a blog post that has been read and lauded by thousands of people.
Sports Sep. 10, 2015 7:32 pm3657d ago
Iowa. Iowa State. Fun Facts. 1. Iowa is the betting favorite in this series for the 15th-consecutive year. The two …
Sports Sep. 10, 2015 5:05 pm3657d ago
This is a good century to be alive. You can get the Internet on your phone and make phone calls …
Sports Sep. 8, 2015 6:01 pm3659d ago
There’s no point in speculating what caused Iowa football player Tyler Sash’s death at age 27. Whatever it was, it …