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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. 11, 2015 6:36 pm3865d 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 pm3866d 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 pm3868d 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 am3870d 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 pm3875d 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 pm3885d 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 pm3885d ago
SEATTLE – Few want to view the big picture in the gloom of a disappointing moment, but this was as …
Sports Mar. 21, 2015 8:45 pm3886d ago
SEATTLE – The best way to describe Sunday night’s opportunities for Iowa and Northern Iowa: Golden. The Hawkeyes and Panthers …
Sports Mar. 21, 2015 7:27 pm3886d ago
SEATTLE – Rick Pitino could sell vodka to Kentucky bourbon-distillers. Saturday, the Louisville men’s basketball coach predictably sold the merits …
Sports Mar. 21, 2015 2:42 pm3887d ago
SEATTLE – What could be as fun as the potential for an Iowa-UCLA Sweet 16 game in the NCAA men’s …
Sports Mar. 20, 2015 7:26 pm3887d ago
SEATTLE — Northern Iowa acted like a high-seeded team at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament coming into KeyArena Friday morning. …
Sports Mar. 20, 2015 1:37 pm3888d ago
SEATTLE – Northern Iowa’s most-famous athlete trekked from Arizona to Seattle to cheer on the Panthers in the NCAA basketball …
Sports Mar. 20, 2015 12:28 pm3888d ago
SEATTLE – A sign of the times: I’ve covered a few of these NCAA men’s basketball tournaments. And when you …
Sports Mar. 19, 2015 9:18 pm3888d ago
SEATTLE – Teams that play on Friday in the first week of the NCAA tournament have an advantage. They saw …
Sports Mar. 19, 2015 9:37 pm3888d ago
SEATTLE – Troy Washpun of Cedar Rapids is attending a college reunion of sorts here Friday in KeyArena, but his …

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