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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
Podcasts Jan. 30, 2014 12:53 pm4302d ago
We’re talking Big Ten basketball on the Mike Hlas Podcast with basketball analyst Jim Jackson of the Big Ten Network …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jan. 30, 2014 9:47 am4302d ago
Wednesday night was a faith-shaker for those who think the Big Ten has the best basketball conference in the country. …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 29, 2014 1:43 pm4303d ago
(This post was written before an insane Wednesday night in the Big Ten. Heavy underdog Penn State won at Ohio …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 28, 2014 8:59 pm4304d ago
IOWA CITY – That’s why they’re Michigan State and Iowa isn’t. Not yet. The Spartans men’s basketball team gave a …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 28, 2014 9:33 am4304d ago
The weather is warming. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it. Now, on with the Fun Facts: 1. Iowa …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 27, 2014 12:00 pm4305d ago
In mid-November at a big-deal college basketball doubleheader in Chicago, Michigan State beat Kentucky. The nation’s preseason No. 2 team …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 26, 2014 1:10 pm4306d ago
One wonders if Michigan State’s basketball team will enter Carver-Hawkeye Arena with a fife and drum Tuesday. The Big Ten’s …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 25, 2014 2:18 pm4307d ago
EVANSTON, Ill. – With business effectively taken care of here Saturday, the Iowa men’s basketball team embarks on the biggest …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 24, 2014 1:46 pm4308d ago
Northwestern has never participated in an NCAA men’s basketball tournament. That would qualify as a Fun Fact in Evanston. Here …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jan. 23, 2014 12:55 pm4309d ago
Only a total fool who does what I do for a living would expect pity of any sort for something …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 22, 2014 9:16 pm4310d ago
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Here’s how good you need to be on the road in Big Ten basketball: If your …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 22, 2014 3:44 pm4310d ago
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Let’s see if we have this right: This is a game between two teams with a …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 21, 2014 2:55 pm4311d ago
You know the scene on “Seinfeld” when Jerry Seinfeld had a reservation for a rental car, but the agency didn’t …
Podcasts Jan. 21, 2014 12:38 pm4311d ago
Big game, big podcast. Mark Snyder, who covers Michigan basketball for the Detroit Free Press, joins me to discuss the …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 20, 2014 4:03 pm4312d ago
Five games out of 18 does not a statistical profile make. But at the same time, five games that include …


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