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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 Oct. 19, 2013 10:49 am4405d ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio — I’m on the banks of the Olentangy River, looking for trouble. Or someone who will pick Iowa …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 19, 2013 10:00 am4405d ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer play tonight, against the New England Revolution. Two problems: First, …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 18, 2013 10:45 am4406d ago
College football opportunities don’t get much bigger than the one Iowa has on Saturday. You go into Ohio Stadium, knock …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 17, 2013 3:18 pm4407d ago
Beating a Top 5 football team is an accomplishment, whether home, away, or in the Pinstripe Bowl. Iowa plays a …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 17, 2013 11:40 am4407d ago
Two straight weeks, two sets of shenanigans. The backdoor cover by Ohio State against Northwestern was legendary. But last week, …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 16, 2013 1:33 pm4408d ago
If you think Iowa is undervalued nationally in men’s basketball, you can put your money where your opinion is and …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 16, 2013 11:43 am4408d ago
Forgive me for not getting too engrossed in the release of the Big Ten football schedules for 2018 and 2019 …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 15, 2013 5:14 pm4409d ago
After Iowa suffered a 26-14 football loss to Michigan State in its last outing, the gloom-and-doomers poured out of their …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 15, 2013 11:15 am4409d ago
You’re not going to get what you need from preseason magazines, folks. Plus, they cost money. Wisconsin: The Badgers have …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 14, 2013 2:52 pm4410d ago
Penn State had two short rushing touchdowns against Michigan Saturday, leaving Iowa as the only one of the 123 unconditional …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 14, 2013 10:54 am4410d ago
Iowa didn’t play last Saturday, which meant it gained a half-game on Michigan and Northwestern in the Big Ten Legends. …
Podcasts Oct. 14, 2013 9:55 am4410d ago
Since it’s Iowa-Ohio State Week, the Mike Hlas Podcast takes a look at Ohio State’s program through the eyes of …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 14, 2013 9:35 am4410d ago
Some rule-changes apparently escape our attention until they’re firmly part of the football culture. For instance, did you know football …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 13, 2013 11:55 am4411d ago
Four games, only one good one. And the good one turned into something considerably less than good once overtime started. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 11, 2013 10:42 am4413d ago
Hlastradamus sees many things, some of which are visible to man. But he didn’t see Northwestern’s ill-fated hook-and-lateral coming. That …


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