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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 Oct. 16, 2012 4:22 pm4774d ago
Tuesday’s Mike Hlas Podcast is with David Jones, the sports columnist at the Harrisburg Patriot-News. David has covered Penn State …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 15, 2012 4:38 pm4775d ago
First and foremost, the statistic that matters most is this in college football: Wins and losses. Everything else is for …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 15, 2012 2:34 pm4775d ago
Indianapolis Pike High School defensive end David Kenney has de-committed from Iowa’s football recruiting class of 2013, and may end …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 14, 2012 5:13 pm4776d ago
Three days on the road for a three-hour football game. I wouldn’t mind as much had it been in, say, …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 14, 2012 1:55 pm4776d ago
I had to throw Texas off my Top 25 ballot. Had to. Losing at home to West Virginia was forgivable, …
Sports Oct. 14, 2012 11:00 am4776d ago
OKEMOS, Mich. — We were having a late dinner at a sports bar here a few miles from Michigan State’s …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 13, 2012 7:00 pm4777d ago
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Some consider football an art form, but it sure isn’t pretty. The game is spit and …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 13, 2012 9:27 am4777d ago
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Into every life a little rain must fall. But I chose to stay under an awning …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 13, 2012 9:15 am4777d ago
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Wet. Cold. Such was the scene immediately outside Spartan Stadium Saturday morning. I didn’t get to …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 12, 2012 9:00 am4778d ago
Damon Bullock was on his way to becoming a great story before Mark Weisman became a great story. Bullock had …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 11, 2012 5:40 pm4779d ago
IOWA CITY – Big Ten teams have earned 36 spots in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament since Iowa’s last appearance, …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 11, 2012 11:54 am4779d ago
If you’ve hitched your wagon to Hlastradamus’ star, or hitched your star to his wagon, you’ve gotten quite the little …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 11, 2012 8:51 am4779d ago
I don’t get too worked up about what’s scheduled for 2022 and 2023, because I may not be on the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 10, 2012 11:40 am4780d ago
It was sad to hear of Wednesday’s death of Alex Karras. But the man was suffering from dementia and kidney …
Podcasts Oct. 10, 2012 9:53 am4780d ago
This week’s guest on the Mike Hlas Podcast is Jack Ebling, longtime sportscaster and broadcaster in Lansing, Mich. Jack is …


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