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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
Oct. 21, 2014 12:17 pm3981d ago
Last week, Iowa was on the radar of the chair of the College Football Playoff selection committee. Here are passages …
Sports Oct. 20, 2014 11:24 am3982d ago
THREE GAMES I WISH I’D ATTENDED 1. Florida State 31, Notre Dame 27 2. Kansas State 31, Oklahoma 30 3. …
Sports Oct. 19, 2014 3:09 pm3983d ago
The Big Ten had five favorites and five underdogs Saturday. The favorites won, the underdogs fell. That wouldn’t make more …
Oct. 18, 2014 7:17 pm3984d ago
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Why didn’t Iowa’s football team just bring Maryland a nice welcome-to-the-Big Ten gift before the game …
Oct. 18, 2014 1:59 pm3984d ago
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – So that non-fumble call on Maryland C.J. Brown’s 3-yard run to the Iowa 1 … That …
Sports Oct. 18, 2014 11:16 am3984d ago
Maryland is a 4.5-point favorite over Iowa Saturday. But not one of the following people says the Terps will win …
Sports Oct. 17, 2014 11:31 am3985d ago
1. The two times Iowa began its Big Ten season with three wins were 2002 and 2009. Both seasons ended …
Sports Oct. 16, 2014 12:38 pm3986d ago
Hlastradamus sees things. That’s because he has a good optometrist. He urges you to get your eyes checked once a …
Oct. 14, 2014 6:46 pm3988d ago
IOWA CITY — Tommy Gaul entered the Iowa football complex Tuesday afternoon and walked right past a cluster of sports …
Oct. 13, 2014 3:06 pm3989d ago
There are reasons why Iowa’s football team is 5-1. You can start with the fact they played well enough to …
Sports Oct. 13, 2014 12:14 pm3989d ago
THREE GAMES I WISH I’D ATTENDED 1. USC 28, Arizona 26 2. Baylor 61, TCU 58 3. Notre Dame 50, …
Sports Oct. 12, 2014 1:51 pm3990d ago
1. Minnesota, W 24-17 vs. Northwestern It was the opposite of fancy. The Gophers were outgained, 393 yards to 274. …
Oct. 11, 2014 8:41 pm3991d ago
IOWA CITY – This was crazier than a box of hammers, a soup sandwich, or a bed full of bedbugs. …
Oct. 11, 2014 1:55 pm3991d ago
IOWA CITY — Did anyone confuse Indiana’s defense with that of the Seattle Seahawks? I thought not. As I said …
Sports Oct. 11, 2014 10:47 am3991d ago
Here are some predictions about Saturday’s Indiana-Iowa football game. For some peculiar reason, all these scores look similar. Which makes …