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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 May. 31, 2013 9:49 am4547d ago
Yesterday, I told you in this post about Michael Wacha, the pitcher called up to start Thursday night for the …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports May. 30, 2013 2:27 pm4547d ago
Last June 10 I had a Hlog post entitled “Only school without any Big Ten championships in 2011-2012? Iowa.” Well, …
Sports May. 30, 2013 11:32 am4548d ago
UPDATE: Wacha had a beautiful first outing for the Cardinals, allowing just two hits and one run in seven innings, …
Iowa High School Wrestling May. 29, 2013 4:00 pm4548d ago
Butternut squash soup is delicious. For one of the rare times in my career as a finicky eater, I kept …
Columns & Sports Commentary May. 28, 2013 3:20 pm4549d ago
When it comes to men’s basketball coaches and athletic directors, Rutgers University has had its problems since it joined the …
Columns & Sports Commentary May. 28, 2013 8:45 am4550d ago
One of the most-popular basketball players in Iowa State’s history and one of the most-popular players in Iowa’s history were …
Columns & Sports Commentary May. 24, 2013 11:34 am4554d ago
Write a column about your thoughts and remembrances of the flood of 2008, they told me. I don’t need 500 …
May. 24, 2013 10:30 am4554d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Who’s the best player you’ve seen in this ballpark, I asked a Cedar Rapids Kernels fan on …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports May. 24, 2013 9:57 am4554d ago
Jim Zabel died in a fitting way, said one of his longtime broadcast partners and best friends. “He died with …
Columns & Sports Commentary May. 24, 2013 12:21 am4554d ago
It’s going to take a while to wrap my mind around the fact Jim Zabel has died, even though he …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports May. 23, 2013 4:07 pm4554d ago
The University of Iowa fired head baseball coach Jack Dahm Thursday, and submitted a five-paragraph press release in announcing the …
Columns & Sports Commentary May. 22, 2013 11:46 am4556d ago
For one more year, the Big Ten will have four bowl games being played simultaneously for a couple hours on …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports May. 22, 2013 11:26 am4556d ago
All it takes are three things for Iowa’s football and/or men’s basketball team to make you rich in the next …
Columns & Sports Commentary May. 21, 2013 11:39 am4557d ago
Some of the greatest minds of our generation have claimed there are too many college football bowl games, or too …
Columns & Sports Commentary May. 20, 2013 3:23 pm4557d ago
I’ll have a podcast with Iowa associate head wrestling coach Terry Brands posted later this afternoon. He, to no surprise, …

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