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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
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 13, 2013 11:41 am4441d ago
The entire four-person panel of the Detroit News is going with Iowa State and 1.5 points. ESPN.com’s Big Ten bloggers …
News Sep. 13, 2013 10:25 am4441d ago
They are the vocal minority. They are Iowa Hawkeyes fans who would like to see the Iowa-Iowa State football series …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 12, 2013 3:46 pm4442d ago
This is one of the bluest periods in Hlastradamus’ centuries-long career as a college football handicapper. After an 0-5 blackout …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 11, 2013 11:23 am4443d ago
Last Saturday, as I duly noted here last week, the Big Ten’s slate of football games was wretched. And that …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Sep. 10, 2013 4:47 pm4444d ago
Las Vegas tried to make Iowa State the favorite in its football game against Iowa Saturday, but bettors wouldn’t buy …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 10, 2013 1:06 pm4444d ago
Brandon Wegher was a comet in the Iowa Hawkeyes’ sky. He rushed for a school freshman-record eight touchdowns, and gained …
Sports Sep. 10, 2013 9:00 am4444d ago
This week’s Mike Hlas Podcast plays right into Iowa-Iowa State Week. We’ve got former Cyclone quarterback Sage Rosenfels and ex-Hawkeye …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 9, 2013 1:56 pm4445d ago
1. Broncos Bust: Iowa’s football team has never lost three straight games to the Mid-American Conference. That’s not exactly something …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 8, 2013 9:57 pm4446d ago
I will reiterate this, oh, every week. This isn’t a power ranking. This isn’t a ranking based on the season’s …
Iowa High School Wrestling Sep. 8, 2013 3:33 pm4446d ago
IOWA CITY – The International Olympic Committee’s decision to drop wrestling from the 2020 Summer Games last February may be …
Iowa High School Wrestling Sep. 8, 2013 12:41 pm4446d ago
IOWA CITY — Dan Gable said he “didn’t jump for joy” when the International Olympic Committee voted Sunday to basically …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Sep. 7, 2013 5:50 pm4447d ago
IOWA CITY – If ever we’ve approached an Iowa-Iowa State football week with less anticipation than the present, let’s not …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Sep. 7, 2013 3:47 pm4447d ago
IOWA CITY — Here in almost its entirety is Kirk Ferentz’s press conference following his Iowa football team’s 28-14 win …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Sep. 7, 2013 9:52 am4447d ago
IOWA CITY — Iowa football fans come to games at Kinnick Stadium from all over the nation and even the …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Sep. 7, 2013 8:45 am4447d ago
What it means for today’s game against Missouri State and the 10 games that follow, I don’t know. But last …


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