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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. 15, 2024 3:05 pm571d ago
What can be said about Iowa’s Caitlin Clark that hasn’t already been said in some way? The scorer of all women’s basketball scorers will be an Iowa Hawkeye in as cool a moment as Carver-Hawkeye Arena has ever featured.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 14, 2024 11:45 am572d ago
Previewing Wednesday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Maryland: The Hawkeyes try to reach the .500 mark in Big Ten and avenge a January home loss to the Terrapins.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 11, 2024 5:19 pm575d ago
Iowa climbs out of 62-42 second-half hole to defeat Minnesota in what was the Hawkeyes’ Game of the Year
Iowa State Basketball Feb. 10, 2024 6:01 pm576d ago
Iowa State ascended to 7-3 in the Big 12 with a defensive tour de force against offense-minded TCU.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 10, 2024 3:24 pm576d ago
Previewing Sunday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Minnesota: The Hawkeyes try to extend their five-game winning streak over their northern neighbors, a Gophers team that has won its last three games.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 8, 2024 9:02 pm578d ago
Iowa’s men’s basketball team lost a seven-point second-half lead, falling to 5-7 in the Big Ten with an 89-79 loss at Penn State despite shooting 56 percent from the field.
Iowa Football Feb. 8, 2024 2:01 pm578d ago
A Purdy-to-Kittle game-winner in Sunday’s Super Bowl would tickle a lot of people in Iowa, including this writer.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 8, 2024 11:21 am578d ago
Previewing Thursday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Penn State: The Hawkeyes seek to hit .500 in the Big Ten against a Nittany Lions team fresh off two big road wins.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 6, 2024 10:05 am580d ago
This Iowa women’s basketball season is too good, too fun and too short for us to get bogged down in nonfactual nonsense about Caitlin Clark.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 3, 2024 2:40 pm583d ago
Iowa team leader has five straight 20-point games, something a Hawkeye guard hasn’t done in a half-century.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 6, 2024 11:11 am580d ago
Patrick McCaffery made four free throws in final 21 seconds to help Iowa hold off Ohio State.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 2, 2024 1:54 pm584d ago
Previewing Friday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Ohio State: The Buckeyes haven’t won a true road game this season, and the Hawkeyes will try to make sure that continues when they clash in Carver.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 31, 2024 9:06 pm586d ago
Linn-Mar grad Kiah Stokes is Kelsey Plum’s teammate on the two-time WNBA-champion Las Vegas Aces. Stokes and her teammates are interested and excited to see how Clark does in their league.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 30, 2024 11:40 pm587d ago
Indiana scored the last eight points for a 74-68 victory over Iowa, despite a second-straight 26-point effort from Payton Sandfort
Iowa Basketball Jan. 30, 2024 2:50 pm587d ago
Previewing Tuesday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Indiana: The Hawkeyes seek their fifth-straight win over the Hoosiers in order to get to .500 in the Big Ten.