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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
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 16, 2014 3:12 pm4228d ago
One of the best days the Iowa men’s basketball team has had this season was one in which it didn’t …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 16, 2014 9:52 am4228d ago
Something I’ve noticed over the years is we in Iowa usually don’t celebrate the sporting achievements of our natives if …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 14, 2014 10:29 am4230d ago
This will require some answers. Before I get knee-deep in the mud of this investigation, I’ll put this out there …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 14, 2014 9:53 am4230d ago
A Happy Valley winter? Seems like a misnomer to me. On with the Fun Facts: 1. Iowa hasn’t lost to …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 13, 2014 9:59 am4231d ago
Derrick Walton Jr. and Zak Irvin, freshmen, had significant roles in Michigan’s 70-60 basketball win at Ohio State Tuesday night. …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 12, 2014 9:55 am4232d ago
Rashad Vaughn announced Tuesday that he was going to play basketball at Nevada-Las Vegas, not Iowa State. The guard from …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 11, 2014 2:22 pm4233d ago
It’s a statistical oddity as much as anything. The Big Ten men’s basketball season is slightly more than half over, …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 10, 2014 11:28 am4234d ago
Iowa State’s Melvin Ejim can claim all the National Player of the Week honors, but here’s how you know he’s …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 9, 2014 10:41 pm4235d ago
This past weekend was kind of an amazing one in sports. It was the weekend after the Super Bowl, normally …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 9, 2014 2:54 pm4235d ago
There is a lot to process from this college basketball weekend in Iowa and the other 49 states. Well, not …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 8, 2014 4:42 pm4236d ago
On, guards! You often hear the NCAA basketball tournament called a guard’s tournament. Well, basketball at all levels is a …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 7, 2014 10:03 am4237d ago
This week has given Iowa both Groundhog Day and a visit from the Wolverines. Is there an opossum in the …
Podcasts Feb. 6, 2014 12:48 pm4238d ago
Acie Earl, Iowa basketball’s No. 2 all-time leading scorer and all-time leading shot-blocker, guests on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 6, 2014 10:06 am4238d ago
It doesn’t take much to tick people off in these touchy times. That’s not a great thing for society, but …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 4, 2014 9:11 pm4240d ago
IOWA CITY – The “realities” of a college basketball season change as often as the amount of snowfall on the …