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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 Jul. 1, 2024 11:08 am434d ago
The 2023 Iowa PGA Player of the Year will try to compete with some of the world’s best at the Quad Cities’ PGA Tour event
Minor League Sports Jun. 26, 2024 4:07 pm439d ago
It is a far, far better thing to play in the Midwest League than to have a tibial stress fracture or be stuck in a pandemic.
Iowa State Cyclones Jun. 26, 2024 1:33 pm439d ago
The 2023-24 college athletics season is officially over, and Iowa State had its second-best finish ever in the Division I Learfield Directors’ Cup standings. Iowa dropped 16 spots from last year
Iowa Basketball Jun. 23, 2024 1:41 pm442d ago
Iowa had a streak of NCAA tournament appearances snapped last season, but Fran McCaffery’s Hawkeyes could jump back in the Top 25 picture quicker than some may think.
Sports Jun. 19, 2024 3:32 pm446d ago
Senior-to-be defensive stalwart Deontae Craig is a military school graduate and an Iowa team leader who “breaks down doors” in a good way.
Sports Jun. 19, 2024 1:05 pm446d ago
Daniel Suarez was ninth in the Iowa Corn 350 Sunday. On Tuesday, he becomes an American citizen.
Sports Jun. 15, 2024 6:29 pm449d ago
After its first winter on Netflix, NASCAR’s Cup Series visits Newton’s Iowa Speedway for the first time. It’s a really big show.
Sports Jun. 12, 2024 4:12 pm453d ago
The Iowa Hawkeyes have a one-race partnership with the NASCAR Cup Series, at Sunday’s inaugural Iowa Corn 350 in Newton. Corey LaJoie will drive with the TigerHawk adorned on his hood.
Iowa Basketball Jun. 12, 2024 1:07 pm453d ago
Molly Davis, who played the last two seasons for the Iowa women’s basketball team, has joined the University of Evansville women’s basketball coaching staff as a graduate assistant.
Iowa Basketball Jun. 11, 2024 1:53 pm454d ago
Everyone — and that means everyone — has some sort of hot-button opinion about Caitlin Clark and what has surrounded her in the WNBA.
Sports Jun. 9, 2024 12:07 pm456d ago
The national TV audience for the world’s top stock car series will see nothing but full seats when the green flag drops in Newton next Sunday.
Iowa Football Jun. 5, 2024 3:04 pm460d ago
The average low temperature in Iowa City on Dec. 21 is 18 degrees. In Ames, it’s 17 degrees. This is told to you to get you prepared for what might be should the Hawkeyes or Cyclones have a triumphant football season and advance to the College Football Playoff.
Sports Jun. 5, 2024 9:04 am460d ago
Justin Wessel, from Cedar Rapids Prairie, was a teammate and close friend of Luke Walton, Bill’s son. That gained Wessel entrance into Bill Walton’s world.
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jun. 3, 2024 8:36 pm461d ago
Carson Schaake, a golfer for the University of Iowa from 2013-2017, qualified for next week’s U.S. Open by being one of four qualifiers at the 64-player final qualifier at Springfield (Ohio) Country Club.
Iowa Football Jun. 1, 2024 6:54 pm463d ago
Whether on the court or in the courtroom, getting blanked while the opposition scores big can really sour your mood.