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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
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 5, 2012 9:28 pm5028d ago
Many NFL franchises have flopped around over the last 46 years, without a single glorious winning Super Bowl moment. You …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 5, 2012 3:42 pm5028d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — The finest meats and cheeses in the world assembled under the Lucas Oil Stadium roof Sunday prior to …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 5, 2012 2:04 pm5028d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — It’s still a whole bunch of minutes away from kickoff as I assemble this. Idle hands are the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 5, 2012 11:45 am5028d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — I’ve seen at least 300 people wearing Eli Manning No. 10 New York Giants jerseys here this week. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 4, 2012 11:46 am5029d ago
INDIANAPOLIS – The Super Bowl, our unofficial national holiday, ultimately is built around physical freaks wearing helmets, padding, gloves and …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 3, 2012 7:01 pm5030d ago
Nate Kaeding, the former All-America placekicker at Iowa, reached out to me Friday night to talk about Ken O’Keefe. Kaeding, …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 3, 2012 5:27 pm5030d ago
Finally, there is a hole in the bubble of the Iowa football complex. Some birds have poked through it and …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 3, 2012 1:20 pm5030d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — I saw Adam Sandler and James Carville within the space of five minutes Friday at the Super Bowl’s …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 3, 2012 9:01 am5031d ago
It was 25 years ago, and I remember it better than any year that has since passed when it comes …
Iowa High School Football Feb. 2, 2012 2:25 pm5031d ago
INDIANAPOLIS – Tyler Sash will play fullback, center and linebacker at Sunday’s Super Bowl. Iowa knows Sash as a safety, …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 2, 2012 12:56 pm5031d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — She’s performing at halftime of Sunday’s Super Bowl. She drew quite the crowd here Thursday. Madonna had a …
Iowa High School Football Feb. 2, 2012 10:38 am5031d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — I’m not sure how the name of New York Giants linebacker coach Jim Herrmann started floating around in …
Columns & Sports Commentary Feb. 2, 2012 8:02 am5032d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — I went to a New York Giants’ Super Bowl media gathering to interview Iowa’s Tyler Sash. He was at a ballroom table with …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 1, 2012 1:15 pm5032d ago
INDIANAPOLIS – Bill Belichick isn’t sentimental when it comes to assembling a football organization. The New England Patriots’ head coach …
Iowa High School Football Feb. 1, 2012 10:09 am5032d ago
INDIANAPOLIS — Someone still likes Iowa, if you can judge by his shirt. Or by his last name. New England …

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