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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
Podcasts Dec. 19, 2012 2:55 pm4710d ago
Scott Saville, the “new” sports director at KCRG-TV9, is the guest on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. Scott is hardly …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 19, 2012 10:08 am4710d ago
Iowa’s football team was never ranked this season, but its coach is No. 5. Kirk Ferentz was tabbed by Forbes …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 18, 2012 5:00 pm4711d ago
“They’re not terrible,” Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery said of South Carolina State. They’re not good. If you’re willing …
Sports Dec. 18, 2012 7:10 am4711d ago
You’re 2-12 and you have a second-year quarterback who cost you a fifth-round draft pick in 2011. You haven’t let …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 17, 2012 3:08 pm4712d ago
Though it doesn’t have total relevance to this topic, we’re seeing a lot more playing time for rookie quarterbacks in …
Columns & Sports Commentary Dec. 17, 2012 6:58 am4712d ago
Iowa State has sold over 13,000 tickets to the Liberty Bowl. That is a huge number compared to most of …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 15, 2012 7:06 pm4714d ago
DES MOINES – Iowa and Iowa State venturing to play at Northern Iowa and Drake made men’s college basketball unique …
Sports Dec. 14, 2012 5:55 am4715d ago
(To listen to John Campbell talk about his career on my podcast, click here.) This particular column could easily run …
Columns & Sports Commentary Dec. 13, 2012 3:35 pm4716d ago
I love the Rolling Stones. Too old? They laugh at that. They hook up every several years, put out an …
Columns & Sports Commentary Dec. 13, 2012 2:50 pm4716d ago
Whether or not you like the additions of Maryland and Rutgers to the Big Ten, at least they can produce …
Columns & Sports Commentary Dec. 13, 2012 7:04 am4716d ago
If it seems like a long time ago when Brennan Cougill played basketball at Iowa, that’s because it was. Three …
Columns & Sports Commentary Dec. 11, 2012 4:22 pm4718d ago
I love bowl season. It starts 10 days before Christmas and ends six days after New Year’s. And gift-giving isn’t …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 10, 2012 3:19 pm4719d ago
Mr. @HawkeyeNation, Jon Miller, had a tweet this afternoon that piqued my curiosity. Wichita State is ranked this week at …
Podcasts Dec. 10, 2012 1:01 pm4719d ago
John Campbell guests on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast. John wraps up his 33-year sportscasting career with KCRG-TV9 this week. …
Sports Dec. 9, 2012 6:49 pm4720d ago
That’s NFL Touchdown No. 1 for Mike Daniels. The rookie defensive end from Iowa gobbled up a fumble by Detroit …


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