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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 Nov. 9, 2013 8:06 am4384d ago
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is a state university. It is named for John Purdue, a primary benefactor of …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 8, 2013 10:11 am4385d ago
Some of Iowa’s basketball opponents need no introduction. Others are prototypes used by the United States Federal Witness Protection Program. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 7, 2013 12:00 pm4386d ago
It’s good to be great. For the second-straight week, Hlastradamus went 4-1 against the Nevada oddsmakers. It’s not true that …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 7, 2013 9:36 am4386d ago
Last Sunday, “60 Minutes” aired a 13-minute segment on Nick Saban, who is probably on his way to his third-straight …
Podcasts Nov. 6, 2013 11:52 am4387d ago
Iowa Hawkeyes football and basketball are this week’s topics – but far from the only topics – with this week’s …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 5, 2013 2:26 pm4388d ago
Tuesday, USA TODAY had a photo/video feature of what it said are the 10 angriest coaches in college basketball. The …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 5, 2013 1:58 pm4388d ago
If it seems like this was the shortest off-season ever for the Iowa men’s basketball team, it’s because it was. …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 5, 2013 9:11 am4388d ago
All football season long, StubHub.com has had dirt-cheap end zone seats available for Saturday’s Iowa-Purdue football game in West Lafayette, …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 4, 2013 2:41 pm4389d ago
There are 123 team in the NCAA’s Football Bowl Subdivision. That’s Division I-A to you old-timers. Even though the Purdue …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 4, 2013 11:27 am4389d ago
Remember, it’s not “B1G,” it’s “Big.” The men’s college basketball season starts Friday. I’ll be in West Lafayette, Ind., that …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 4, 2013 9:40 am4389d ago
Sunday, “60 Minutes: had a 13-minute profile of Alabama football coach Nick Saban. “Mediocre people don’t like high achievers and …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 3, 2013 2:03 pm4390d ago
I remember when Big Ten divisional play was about to start and I suggested only half-jokingly that there could be …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 3, 2013 9:56 am4390d ago
I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man that had no feet. — 13th Century Persian …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 2, 2013 6:31 pm4391d ago
IOWA CITY – Ultimately, you can provide camel-rides for the kids and the finest meats and cheeses for the adults. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 2, 2013 9:04 am4391d ago
Who thinks Wisconsin will throw the ball 60 times today? Fifty-five? Fifty? I thought not. Now, on with this week’s …


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