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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
Sep. 7, 2014 6:44 pm4025d ago
Each Sunday, I rank the performances of all 14 Big Ten football teams for the weekend. There is an amazing …
Sep. 6, 2014 10:54 pm4026d ago
IOWA CITY – ‘You all right, hoss?” Iowa wide receiver Kevonte Martin-Manley said to Hawkeye offensive tackle Brandon Scherff in …
Sep. 6, 2014 5:19 pm4026d ago
IOWA CITY – Some quick thoughts about 30 minutes of football between Ball State and Iowa: 1. The nature of …
Sports Sep. 5, 2014 11:31 am4027d ago
Shouldn’t a school called ‘Ball State’ be excellent in sports? That’s not a Fun Fact, that’s a Fun Question. Here …
Sports Sep. 6, 2014 12:11 pm4026d ago
It’s no coincidence ‘prophet” and ‘profit” sound alike. Hlastradamus reintroduced himself to you last week by going 4-1 against college …
Sep. 3, 2014 12:46 pm4029d ago
‘MACtion” is coming to Iowa City Saturday. For the last few years, Mid-American Conference football has been epitomized by that …
Sports Sep. 1, 2014 1:10 pm4031d ago
If anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, Michael Corleone said in ‘The Godfather Part …
Sports Sep. 2, 2014 12:09 am4031d ago
You think your job can be tough? How would you like to be Allen Reisner today? The former Iowa tight …
Sports Sep. 1, 2014 3:34 pm4031d ago
This isn’t a power ranking or a cumulative ranking. I rank the Big Ten football teams strictly by their performance …
Aug. 30, 2014 10:45 pm4033d ago
IOWA CITY – In hindsight, this was as predictable a result as University of Iowa football games have. Northern Iowa …
Aug. 30, 2014 1:55 pm4033d ago
Halftime thoughts from UNI-Iowa, with the Hawkeyes ahead, 17-13: 1. When you have nine penalties and are the visiting team, …
Sports Aug. 29, 2014 3:13 pm4034d ago
If it’s Friday in football season, it’s time for Fun Facts. So here they are! 1. Since 1985, Northern Iowa …
Aug. 27, 2014 4:01 pm4036d ago
Mike Hlas, The Gazette IOWA CITY – Is there a kicking gene? Something extra in the makeup of certain humans …
Sports Aug. 27, 2014 11:17 am4036d ago
There’s a lot more predicting to be done for the coming college football season than any before it. We never …
Aug. 26, 2014 6:31 pm4037d ago
Saturday was a very good night for former Iowa Hawkeyes on the Minnesota Vikings. Tight end Allen Reisner caught two …