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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 Basketball Feb. 24, 2024 10:56 pm562d ago
The Iowa Hawkeyes dropped to 8-9 in the Big Ten after losing to No. 12 Illinois, which got a career-high 30 points from senior forward Coleman Hawkins.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 24, 2024 1:59 pm562d ago
The same Indiana fans who rooted hard against Caitlin Clark Thursday in Bloomington are hoping she plays for the WNBA team in Indianapolis come May.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 24, 2024 7:04 am562d ago
Iowa seeks its third-straight Quad 1 win, but it’s against a veteran Illinois team that is ranked 12th in the nation.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 23, 2024 11:39 am563d ago
Previewing Saturday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Illinois: The Hawkeyes seek a third-straight Quad 1 win.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 23, 2024 9:07 am563d ago
Caitlin Clark and Iowa went cold against Indiana, and the Hawkeyes’ chances of sharing the Big Ten regular-season title have severely dwindled with an 86-69 loss to Indiana on Thursday.
Iowa Football Feb. 22, 2024 3:39 pm564d ago
Keokuk (Iowa) High School has hired former Iowa Hawkeyes All-Big Ten wide receiver Marvin McNutt as its head varsity football coach.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 20, 2024 9:07 pm566d ago
Iowa earned its biggest men’s basketball win of the season Tuesday night. The Hawkeyes upset Michigan State 78-71 at Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich. Iowa got its second Quad 1 win in four days and improved to 8-8 in the Big Ten, 16-11 overall.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 20, 2024 8:51 am566d ago
Previewing Tuesday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Michigan State: The Hawkeyes start a most-challenging two-game road stretch with their only meeting of the season against the Spartans
Iowa Basketball Feb. 19, 2024 1:04 pm567d ago
Fran McCaffery said he is “not retiring anytime soon.” The Iowa men’s basketball coach of 14 years is 64, five years younger than his Tuesday counterpart, Tom Izzo of Michigan State.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 18, 2024 11:03 am568d ago
Caitlin Clark has been an enormous contributor, obviously, but women’s basketball has a lot of other good teams, players and buzz.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 17, 2024 6:12 pm569d ago
Tony Perkins’ drive with 1.5 seconds left decided a raucous, back-and-forth victory for Iowa over No. 20 Wisconsin.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 16, 2024 10:10 pm570d ago
The Iowa men’s basketball team’s first home sellout of the season will witness the Hawkeyes’ game against No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 16, 2024 10:11 pm570d ago
Previewing Saturday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Wisconsin: The Hawkeyes seek their first Quad 1 win of the season in their first home sellout of the season.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 16, 2024 7:33 pm570d ago
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record with a shot from deeper than deep, then added a program mark with 49 points in the Hawkeyes’ win over Michigan.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 14, 2024 10:48 pm572d ago
Iowa scored eight points in the last 10 minutes after leading Maryland by 10 with 12 minutes to play. The Terrapins finished their first two-game season sweep of Iowa since they joined the Big Ten with a 78-66 triumph Wednesday.