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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
Dec. 3, 2014 10:43 am3938d ago
Now this is a game that has appeal around here. A nonconference game against North Carolina? Yes to that, any …
Dec. 2, 2014 6:56 pm3939d ago
It was January, 7, 1989. A long time ago. Iowa took a 12-1 record to North Carolina to play the …
Dec. 1, 2014 10:17 am3940d ago
Drew Tate, Mr. Touchdown. Almost 10 years since his ‘Hail Mary” pass to Warren Holloway won the Capital One Bowl …
Sports Dec. 1, 2014 11:46 am3940d ago
These are the Hlists, a look at the college football weekend just ended. They’re here to help you. GAMES I …
Sports Nov. 30, 2014 12:49 pm3941d ago
It was kind of a newsy weekend in Big Ten country. Nebraska’s coach got fired, Wisconsin won its way into …
Sports Nov. 29, 2014 12:39 pm3942d ago
The Longwood University Lancers are the Iowa Hawkeyes’ victimes, er, guests, today at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Let’s greet the Lancers with …
Nov. 28, 2014 12:41 pm3943d ago
IOWA CITY – This is Freaky Friday. Nebraska had 56 yards in the first 28 minutes of the first half. …
Sports Nov. 28, 2014 10:36 am3943d ago
In last Saturday’s Gazette, I predicted Wisconsin would defeat Iowa by the score of 27-24. The Badgers won by the …
Sports Nov. 26, 2014 1:50 pm3945d ago
Black Friday is for football, too. And Fun Facts. 1. Iowa averaged just 7.3 points per game in its previous …
Sports Nov. 26, 2014 11:52 am3945d ago
Hlastradamus told you Iowa would cover the 10-point spread against Wisconsin last Saturday, and it did. Must we even bother …
Sports Nov. 25, 2014 3:43 pm3946d ago
How not to sell out Carver-Hawkeye Arena: Play a game on the night before Thanksgiving and have the opponent be …
Nov. 24, 2014 11:40 am3947d ago
Odell Beckham Jr., of the New York Giants became a household name Sunday night with his instantly legendary one-handed touchdown …
Sports Nov. 24, 2014 11:07 am3947d ago
Last Thursday-Friday-Saturday wasn’t the best stretch in Iowa Hawkeyes history. Basketball losses to Texas and Syracuse in New York City, …
Sports Nov. 23, 2014 4:07 pm3948d ago
THREE GAMES I WISH I’D ATTENDED 1. Minnesota 28, Nebraska 24 2. Angelo State 42, Michigan Tech 41 3. MIT …
Sports Nov. 23, 2014 12:36 pm3948d ago
The Big Ten became a 3-team race Saturday. Iowa was eliminated from title-contention. So was Michigan State. And Nebraska. So …