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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 Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 6, 2012 2:00 pm5058d ago
IOWA CITY — It’s the perfect storm without an actual accompanying storm. The early January weather has been delightful. The …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 6, 2012 7:54 am5059d ago
Tell me the last time Carver-Hawkeye Arena will have had as much energy for as many hours as it will …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jan. 5, 2012 4:43 pm5059d ago
I’m one of those dopes who tends to believe scientists more often than not. Science just seems fact-based and all. …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 4, 2012 10:04 pm5060d ago
What. A. Two-Game Stretch. First, Iowa ended a 9-game losing streak at Wisconsin last Saturday. Wednesday night, the Hawkeyes snapped …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 4, 2012 1:17 pm5060d ago
All I ask from sports is what I ask from everything else in life, including my fellow humans. Namely, be …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 3, 2012 8:35 pm5061d ago
I’m not counting junior Riley Reiff’s decision to enter the 2012 NFL draft as a loss for Iowa’s football program, …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 3, 2012 4:02 pm5061d ago
Ricky Davis, who played in the NBA for 12 years after leaving Iowa following his freshman season, is playing in …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jan. 3, 2012 7:21 am5062d ago
Legends? Not really. Leaders? I think not. Michigan State saved the Big Ten from a second-straight New Year’s (OK, Jan. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jan. 3, 2012 6:55 am5062d ago
It’s called “Iowa Nice,” and it’s gone viral. At least in Iowa. I give you the cleaned-up version. You can …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jan. 1, 2012 7:55 am5064d ago
Well, yes. My first post of 2012 is a look back at the last two days of 2011. Hey, a …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 31, 2011 2:24 am5065d ago
TEMPE, Ariz. – Its season began with a game suspended because of lightning. It ended with a bowl game suspended …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 30, 2011 5:39 pm5065d ago
The above is not a staged photo. Kidding. Let’s proceed.
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 30, 2011 12:50 pm5065d ago
MESA, Ariz. — Mike Gesell looks pretty boyish in the photo above. You would, too, if you were a 6-foot-2 …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Dec. 30, 2011 6:58 am5066d ago
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Supposedly, the great equalizer in a lot of bowl games is motivation. How much does a team …
Columns & Sports Commentary Dec. 29, 2011 5:34 pm5066d ago
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