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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. 21, 2014 12:27 pm4164d ago
Nursing both a bruised toe and burnout, I spent too much of a nice weekend watching NBA playoff games. But …
Sports Apr. 20, 2014 9:13 pm4165d ago
Many people hear scholarship college athletes say they should have more rights and reply ‘They already have it better than …
Sports Apr. 14, 2014 12:37 am4172d ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. – In a perfect world, Miguel Angel Jimenez would shoot a second-straight 66 and win the Masters today. …
Sports Apr. 12, 2014 1:55 pm4173d ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Zach Johnson Foundation Classic has made a date-change this year to secure even more PGA Tour …
Apr. 8, 2014 11:14 pm4177d ago
AUGUSTA, Ga. – When it comes to marketability and corporate appeal, Zach Johnson is succeeding at about the same rate …
Podcasts Apr. 4, 2014 4:19 pm4181d ago
This is purely a self-promotional post, as opposed to the majority of them, which are just mostly self-promotional. But while …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 3, 2014 4:20 pm4182d ago
It happens every year and the sky doesn’t fall, but the Big Ten is about to lose a pretty fair …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 1, 2014 5:28 pm4184d ago
I’ve only spent time in one place where I could go to sleep with sirens blaring outside my window. That’s …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 30, 2014 5:53 pm4186d ago
NEW YORK – It was suggested Sunday by many in Connecticut, New York, and maybe even New Jersey that the …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 29, 2014 10:37 am4187d ago
NEW YORK – For a state that’s always trying to get positive light shined on it, it wasn’t Iowa’s best …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 28, 2014 10:50 pm4188d ago
NEW YORK — DeAndre Kane plopped next to Melvin Ejim in a corner of Iowa State’s Madison Square Garden dressing …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 28, 2014 5:33 pm4188d ago
NEW YORK — They’ve got long hair at the Madison Square …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 28, 2014 9:00 am4188d ago
NEW YORK — Thursday night about 11:20, I saw four TV crews from Virginia and Michigan doing live shots across …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 27, 2014 4:28 pm4189d ago
NEW YORK – It is a simple, but effective recruiting pitch. “I played in the NBA. I know how to …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 27, 2014 12:31 pm4189d ago
NEW YORK – Iowa State not only plays in the nation’s most-famous arena Friday night, but it has the nation’s …