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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 Jul. 10, 2013 4:22 pm4506d ago
SILVIS, Ill. – It’s Zach Johnson’s image on Quad Cities billboards promoting the John Deere Classic, and it’s Johnson who …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jul. 10, 2013 2:39 pm4506d ago
Who wouldn’t want a free John Deere cap? Other than, say, a Kardashian sister or Edward Snowden. And what do …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jul. 9, 2013 8:55 am4508d ago
Who, what and where? See, I really am a journalist. I’m asking some of the basic questions of reporting. Who …
Sports Jul. 8, 2013 4:27 pm4508d ago
The John Deere Classic doesn’t give away sponsor’s exemptions lightly. The PGA Tour event has sought to identify top young …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jul. 8, 2013 1:05 pm4508d ago
There are nothing like lists to get our blood percolating. Actually, that’s not at all true. Seeing the flashing lights …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jul. 7, 2013 10:08 pm4509d ago
Frankly, the U.S. team in the World University Games men’s basketball competition needs work. Maybe the Americans will get their …
Sports Jul. 5, 2013 10:52 am4512d ago
PGA Tour caddies must be part-expert of golf, part-valet, and part-pack mule. Mike Bender knew he could be the first …
Sports Jul. 3, 2013 8:05 am4514d ago
Former Iowa basketball player Matt Gatens will play for the Orlando Magic in the NBA’s Orlando Pro Summer League. The …
Sports Jul. 2, 2013 5:26 pm4514d ago
Aaron Hernandez. Just the name now stirs emotions and makes us ask questions. The most obvious is: If Hernandez is …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jul. 1, 2013 6:28 pm4515d ago
You can’t always be your brother’s or sister’s keeper, or your son’s or daughter’s, or your mother’s or father’s. Not …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jul. 1, 2013 1:50 pm4515d ago
On June 7, the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas posted 250 betting lines for college football games to be …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jun. 30, 2013 8:22 pm4516d ago
Iowa junior-to-be forward Aaron White probably wasn’t a favorite to make the 12-player U.S. team for the upcoming World University …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jun. 29, 2013 12:12 pm4517d ago
Former Iowa quarterback Drew Tate got his 2013 Canadian Football League season off to a good start Friday night by …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jun. 27, 2013 12:27 pm4519d ago
Thursday morning’s news that Cedar Rapids Xavier senior-to-be football player Matt Nelson had verbally committed to Iowa was a source …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 26, 2013 11:43 am4521d ago
For the first time in who knows how long, Iowa’s over/under number for regular-season wins is less than half of …


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