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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 Jan. 29, 2024 1:16 pm588d ago
Tony Perkins is a hot Hawkeye, averaging 22.7 points and shooting very well over last three games. He scorched the Hoosiers at Assembly Hall last season.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2024 5:07 pm590d ago
Caitlin Clark was mortal for a half with 10 points. Then she was herself and more afterward, scoring 28 in the second-half during the Hawkeyes’ 92-73 win over Nebraska.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 26, 2024 11:00 pm591d ago
Previewing Saturday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Michigan: The Hawkeyes will try to bounce back after a home loss to Maryland Wednesday. The Wolverines are trying to bounce back themselves, having lost seven of their last eight games.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2024 9:25 pm593d ago
Fifth-year senior scores with two seconds left to cap his brilliant finish in Terrapins’ win over Hawkeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 24, 2024 1:41 pm593d ago
Longevity is the name of the game for high-profile Hawkeye coaches. Beth Goetz’s tenure as Iowa’s athletics director will be judged on how she replaces them after they have retired.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2024 10:31 am593d ago
Iowa hosts Maryland Wednesday night without Ladji Dembele, so Even Brauns could get his playing time extended as a backup for Owen Freeman.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2024 4:05 pm593d ago
The Iowa men’s basketball team is going for its fifth-straight win against Maryland on Wednesday, but faces one of Big Ten’s premier players in Jahmir Young. Here’s how to watch and what to know about the game.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 20, 2024 5:46 pm597d ago
Kadyn Proctor’s commitment to Iowa offset the Hawkeyes’ men’s basketball loss to No. 2 Purdue, unless you were part of that basketball team
Iowa Basketball Jan. 20, 2024 4:51 pm597d ago
Purdue built a 13-point halftime lead Saturday at Iowa and never led by less than eight after that. Zach Edey had 30 points, 18 rebounds for the Boilermakers in their 84-70 win.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 19, 2024 4:07 pm598d ago
Iowa sophomore guard Josh Dix had back-to-back career-highs for scoring in the Hawkeyes’ three-game win streak. Now they host Purdue, the No. 2 team in the nation.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 20, 2024 11:33 am597d ago
The Iowa men’s basketball team puts a three-game winning streak on the line against Purdue, the Big Ten’s best shooting and best rebounding team with the reigning National Player of the Year.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 17, 2024 8:43 am600d ago
Iowa’s men’s basketball team is in the midst of a January surge that has the Hawkeyes again looking like one of the more imposing teams in the Big Ten.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 15, 2024 10:55 am602d ago
The Iowa men’s basketball team seeks its third-straight victory in general, and third-straight win at Minnesota on Monday.
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 14, 2024 9:38 am603d ago
No. 3 Iowa used the brilliant play of Caitlin Clark and three of her senior teammates to disassemble Indiana, 84-57.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 12, 2024 1:05 pm605d ago
Nebraska’s men’s basketball team got to Iowa ahead of Friday’s snowstorm, thus Friday night’s 8:37 matchup is a go.