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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
Iowa Football Sep. 10, 2024 2:56 pm362d ago
Glee will reign supreme in Iowa City if Hawkeyes respond to deflating home loss to Cyclones the way they did on their way to an unbeaten Big Ten season in 2002
Hawk Off the Press Sep. 7, 2024 9:44 pm365d ago
How did Iowa lose a 13-point halftime lead? How did Iowa State rally from a scoreless first half? And what does the Cyclones’ 20-19 win tell us about the rest of the season? We break down the Cy-Hawk game on this episode of The Final Score podcast.
Iowa Football Sep. 8, 2024 9:16 am364d ago
Iowa State didn’t accept a possibility of a total cave-in, digging itself from a 13-0 hole and leaving Iowa on the rocks.
Sports Sep. 7, 2024 6:56 pm365d ago
A clutch late drive and even more clutch 54-yard field goal with six seconds left by Kyle Konrardy gave the Iowa State Cyclones a 20-19 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes in Saturday’s Cy-Hawk Game at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa Football Sep. 6, 2024 9:36 pm366d ago
Saturday’s Iowa State-Iowa game is a prologue to the greatest football season in our state’s history. If it’s not, at least this isn’t Florida.
Iowa Football Sep. 5, 2024 11:50 am367d ago
Fun Facts about Saturday’s Iowa State vs. Iowa football game. The quarterback matchup is a battle of Damonte Ranch and Wiregrass Ranch
Iowa Basketball Sep. 4, 2024 2:48 pm368d ago
Iowa has eight regular-season nonconference home men’s basketball games scheduled for the upcoming season. Times and television will be announced later.
Iowa Basketball Sep. 3, 2024 3:57 pm369d ago
Former Hawkeye superstar Caitlin Clark is on a tear for the WNBA’s hot Indiana Fever, averaging over 24 points and 10 assists the last eight games.
Iowa Football Sep. 1, 2024 11:57 am371d ago
OK, OK. It’s just one week, and against FCS opposition. But Iowa’s offense certainly started 2024 way better than it did in 2022 and 2023.
Hawk Off the Press Aug. 31, 2024 6:34 pm372d ago
A “here we go again” first half turned into a second half full of promising signs for the Iowa offense. John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down the Hawkeyes’ 40-0, season-opening win over Illinois State on The Final Score podcast.
Iowa Football Aug. 31, 2024 5:50 pm372d ago
Sixth-year quarterback Cade McNamara had his best day in a long time, with three second-half touchdown passes in Iowa’s 40-0 rout of Illinois State
Iowa Football Aug. 31, 2024 3:53 pm372d ago
A closer look at Iowa’s 40-0 win over Illinois State Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes started the second half clicking and produced five second-half touchdowns. On offense!
Iowa Football Aug. 30, 2024 4:20 pm373d ago
Football and the theater have more in common than you may realize. Actor/director/educator Patrick Du Laney appreciates the grip Hawkeye football has on Iowa City.
Sports Aug. 29, 2024 5:34 pm374d ago
The mad prophet Hlastradamus is back after a lot of time to get his mind right. He has found something right away that is manna from sports book heaven.
Iowa Football Aug. 29, 2024 12:38 pm374d ago
If you need to know anything about the Redbirds vs. the Hawkeyes Saturday, it’s here and nowhere else. And that’s the truth, Ruth.