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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 May. 19, 2022 12:48 pm
Iowa AD Gary Barta says he’s a supporter of NIL for student-athletes, as well as a supporter of the NCAA transfer portal. But he says the NIL should be for current student-athletes, not recruits.
Sports May. 18, 2022 5:15 pm
Sean McCarty, Brown Deer Golf Club’s head pro, tackles the PGA Championship Thursday. It will be the third appearance in a major championship for the Iowa grad and Solon resident.
Iowa Basketball May. 18, 2022 12:24 pm
Iowa men’s basketball assistant coach Courtney Eldridge helped bring fellow Bostonian Desonte Bowen to the Hawkeyes’ roster.
Sports May. 20, 2022 3:26 pm
Dubuque’s 37-year old greyhound track closes after this afternoon’s racing program. It once was a big darn deal here.
Iowa Basketball May. 12, 2022 3:53 pm
Iowa men’s basketball assistant coach Kirk Speraw is retiring. He has been on Fran McCaffery’s Hawkeyes staff since 2010.
Iowa Basketball May. 11, 2022 10:29 am
Iowa forward Kris Murray won’t participate in next week’s NBA Draft Combine but will remain an early entry in the draft. He’ll wait until the June 1 deadline to decide his future plans.
Hawkeye Wrestling May. 10, 2022 12:49 pm
The highest spring-semester cumulative grade-point average among University of Iowa male athletic teams belonged to its wrestling squad. The highest fall-semester cumulative GPA of UI men’s teams did, too.
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 9, 2022 4:35 pm
Iowa pitcher Adam Mazur is having a sensational Big Ten baseball season so far.
Iowa Basketball May. 5, 2022 11:05 am
Will Iowa junior-to-be Kris Murray join brother Keegan Murray in the 2022 draft or come back to Iowa for one more season of college basketball?
Iowa Football May. 4, 2022 3:09 pm
NIL and the transfer portal are interesting and all, but the game of college football will remain the same.
Iowa Basketball May. 2, 2022 11:55 am
Amarion Nimmers, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Rock Island, Ill, announced Saturday he was committing to play men’s basketball at Iowa.
Prep Football Apr. 30, 2022 8:00 am
Mount Vernon had its NFL first-round draft pick in 2020 with Tristan Wirfs. It was Solon’s turn with Tyler Linderbaum on Thursday night.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 28, 2022 1:14 pm
Iowa 6-foot-10 sophomore center Josh Ogundele has taken himself out of the NCAA transfer portal and will return to the Hawkeyes’ men’s basketball team.
Sports Apr. 28, 2022 11:53 am
Thursday night is another reminder of how bloated and self-important the NFL can be.
Iowa Football Apr. 27, 2022 10:24 am
Who would be first-round picks from the Hawkeyes if there were do-over drafts?