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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 Apr. 29, 2015 1:13 pm3791d ago
If Hawkeyes offensive tackle Brandon Scherff is a Top Ten pick in Thursday’s NFL Draft, that’s rare air for an …
Sports Apr. 28, 2015 6:02 pm3792d ago
This week’s guest on the Mike Hlas Podcast is legendary amateur wrestler/Iowa head coach Dan Gable. Dan talks about his …
Sports Apr. 23, 2015 4:29 pm3797d ago
A quarterback transferred from the University of Iowa last year, and it became a happily-ever-after story. Cody Sokol is training …
Sports Apr. 22, 2015 5:03 pm3798d ago
IOWA CITY – The end of Iowa’s 2014 football season remains an open wound. The Hawkeyes’ 45-28 TaxSlayer Bowl loss …
Sports Apr. 20, 2015 5:10 pm3800d ago
This 12-second video of Fred Hoiberg walking in the Mayo Clinic surfaced on the Internet Monday. Hoiberg tweeted it out …
Sports Apr. 16, 2015 12:25 pm3804d ago
What is this, and why should you care? I don’t know, and I don’t know. It’s something I’ll do once …
Sports Apr. 12, 2015 8:33 pm3808d ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Before he got halfway through his final round at the Masters Sunday, Zach Johnson’s name showed up …
Sports Apr. 12, 2015 12:16 pm3808d ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The vast majority of people who attend the Masters don’t arrive in used cars. They don’t have …
Sports Apr. 11, 2015 6:36 pm3809d ago
Before Friday, Zach Johnson had played the par-4 No. 10 hole at Augusta National 33 times in Masters competition. He …
Sports Apr. 10, 2015 5:47 pm3810d ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. – For Zach Johnson, Friday was the worst of times, it was the best of times. OK, those …
Sports Apr. 8, 2015 5:12 pm3812d ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters hasn’t stuck Zach Johnson with two hacks for playing partners. The Cedar Rapids native will …
Sports Apr. 7, 2015 11:40 am3813d ago
Nine of the top 20 players in the men’s World Golf Rankings are in their 20s. Six are 25 or …
Sports Apr. 2, 2015 2:39 pm3818d ago
This week’s guest on the Mike Hlas Podcast is Augusta Chronicle sports columnist Scott Michaux, who has been covering the …
Sports Mar. 23, 2015 12:51 pm3828d ago
SEATTLE – There was a nice buffet set up in Northern Iowa’s KeyArena locker room after the Panthers’ NCAA basketball …
Sports Mar. 22, 2015 10:30 pm3829d ago
SEATTLE – Few want to view the big picture in the gloom of a disappointing moment, but this was as …