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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 Aug. 13, 2021 3:40 pm1550d ago
SAN ANTONIO — I’ve held off on writing about Fran McCaffery’s 14-year-old son, Patrick, for a couple of reasons. First, …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 11, 2023 8:59 am944d ago
SAN ANTONIO — It’s the San Antonio in Texas, not the one in Puerto Rico. I’ve been to Puerto Rico …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 20, 2014 7:48 pm4253d ago
SAN ANTONIO – When it was time Thursday for two North Carolina Central basketball players to sit at an NCAA …
High School Basketball Mar. 20, 2014 3:55 pm4253d ago
SAN ANTONIO – How much does Creighton University think of former Linn-Mar basketball player Grant Gibbs? Enough to turn this …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 20, 2014 10:57 am4253d ago
The story of Iowa’s basketball season can perhaps be neatly defined by this: The Hawkeyes were in the NCAA tournament, …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Apr. 11, 2023 9:14 am944d ago
It’s the first First Four Fun Facts in Hlog history. I covered the NCAA tournament in Dayton last year. The …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 18, 2014 1:53 pm4255d ago
Ideally, I’d like to cover Iowa against Iowa State in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship game. Not because I’m …
Podcasts Mar. 17, 2014 3:33 pm4256d ago
The Hlas Podcast’s go-to guy for college basketball in Iowa is Mac McCausland. There’s plenty of meat on the bone …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 17, 2014 11:57 am4256d ago
Iowa’s exposure to Dayton, Ohio, is minimal, but what happened there on Dec. 23, 1979, may have cost the Hawkeyes …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 16, 2014 8:07 pm4257d ago
The thought Iowa could have used a win over Northwestern last Thursday hit home again Sunday like a basketball to …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 16, 2014 5:51 pm4257d ago
Iowa is in an NCAA men’s basketball tournament play-in game against Tennessee Wednesday night at Dayton, Ohio. If the Hawkeyes …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 16, 2014 11:32 am4257d ago
Things get moving very fast this afternoon when the NCAA men’s basketball tournament pairings are set, and what happened this …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 14, 2014 12:12 am4259d ago
INDIANAPOLIS – Something is beyond messed up. It’s one thing to lose, and to lose six out of seven games, …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Mar. 13, 2014 3:19 pm4260d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — What would anyone rather do at 9 p.m. on a weeknight in Indianapolis than pay to attend a …
Podcasts Mar. 12, 2014 3:13 pm4261d ago
It’s Big Ten Tourney time, so this week’s guest on the Mike Hlas Podcast is a staple of Big Ten …


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