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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
Hawk Off the Press Aug. 31, 2024 6:34 pm429d ago
A “here we go again” first half turned into a second half full of promising signs for the Iowa offense. John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down the Hawkeyes’ 40-0, season-opening win over Illinois State on The Final Score podcast.
Iowa Football Aug. 31, 2024 5:50 pm429d ago
Sixth-year quarterback Cade McNamara had his best day in a long time, with three second-half touchdown passes in Iowa’s 40-0 rout of Illinois State
Iowa Football Aug. 31, 2024 3:53 pm429d ago
A closer look at Iowa’s 40-0 win over Illinois State Saturday at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes started the second half clicking and produced five second-half touchdowns. On offense!
Iowa Football Aug. 30, 2024 4:20 pm430d ago
Football and the theater have more in common than you may realize. Actor/director/educator Patrick Du Laney appreciates the grip Hawkeye football has on Iowa City.
Sports Aug. 29, 2024 5:34 pm431d ago
The mad prophet Hlastradamus is back after a lot of time to get his mind right. He has found something right away that is manna from sports book heaven.
Iowa Football Aug. 29, 2024 12:38 pm431d ago
If you need to know anything about the Redbirds vs. the Hawkeyes Saturday, it’s here and nowhere else. And that’s the truth, Ruth.
Iowa Football Aug. 27, 2024 4:55 pm433d ago
Wallace was a wide receiver (and eventually, an assistant coach) at Coe who made catches count long before he started guiding All-America linebackers at Iowa.
Iowa Basketball Aug. 25, 2024 1:55 pm435d ago
The Hawkeyes’ 2019 National Player of the Year, Megan Gustafson had a season-high 13 points for the Las Vegas Aces in their 77-75 win at Chicago.
Iowa Football Aug. 25, 2024 10:05 am435d ago
Iowa has a sixth-year quarterback, a defense as daunting as ever, and a schedule that may be as favorable as any the program will have for a long time. It’s College Football Playoff or bust
Iowa Football Aug. 22, 2024 5:24 pm438d ago
A self-imposed one-game suspension to Iowa football coach Ferentz and receivers coach Jon Budmayr comes over 20 months after quarterback Cade McNamara transfeered to the Hawkeyes from Michigan. Odd.
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Aug. 21, 2024 4:31 pm439d ago
Iowa sophomore Noah Kent had a sensational week, and summer, in reaching the rarefied amateur golf air of the U.S. Amateur’s championship match. It is the greatest story in Hawkeye men’s golf history.
Iowa Football Aug. 20, 2024 3:17 pm440d ago
Iowa redshirt freshman wide receiver Jarriett Buie knows if you power anything to zero, it’s a 1.
Sports Aug. 14, 2024 2:17 pm446d ago
The Olympics reinforced that basketball not only is enjoyed world-wide, but is played at a new, higher level globally than ever before.
Iowa Football Aug. 10, 2024 1:19 pm450d ago
Never has an Iowa defense been this experienced, and seldom has it had as many heralded returning players.
Hawkeye Wrestling Aug. 8, 2024 12:47 pm452d ago
Former Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee has advanced to the men’s freestyle 57 kg gold-medal match at the Paris Olympics. The 3-time NCAA champion won by technical fall in the quarterfinals and semifinals Thursday after a tight opening-round triumph.

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