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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 Nov. 6, 2011 12:56 pm5120d ago
Michigan State’s football team hasn’t won at Iowa since 1989. Iowa defeated the Spartans last year in Iowa City, 37-6. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 6, 2011 10:53 am5120d ago
1. LSU (9-0). I had the Bayou Bengals No. 1 after the first week of the season, when they dominated …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 5, 2011 6:33 pm5120d ago
IOWA CITY – Here’s what all of us who care about college football should do if we’re being honest: Say …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 5, 2011 3:41 pm5121d ago
IOWA CITY — This is part of Michigan football coach Brady Hoke’s postgame comments after his team lost 24-16 at …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 5, 2011 3:29 pm5121d ago
IOWA CITY — The “24 Hour Rule” I asked Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz about is his rule to his Hawkeyes …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 5, 2011 10:06 am5121d ago
IOWA CITY — Baby, it’s cold outside. Not freezing, mind you, but chilly and windy. Some would call it football …
Nov. 5, 2011 6:10 am5121d ago
There are a lot of bowls. Luckily for the bowls, there is a pretty minimal requirement for being bowl-eligible. You …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 4, 2011 1:56 pm5122d ago
The voting booth closes at 11 a.m., Saturday. [polldaddy poll=5641790]
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 4, 2011 8:47 am5122d ago
The Big Ten Conference has five of the top 20 teams in the latest BCS standings. Pretty good league, right? …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 3, 2011 11:56 pm5122d ago
Hlastradamus has been to Reno, Chicago, Fargo, Minnesota, Buffalo, Toronto, Winslow, Sarasota, Wichita, Tulsa, Ottawa, Oklahoma, Tampa, Panama, Mattawa, La …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 3, 2011 11:11 am5123d ago
I was driving home from work Wednesday night, on First Street NW. I drive on that street five or six …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 3, 2011 8:45 am5123d ago
I love to see superpowers in sports crumble, and don’t care who they are. Texas’ football team went 5-7 last …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 2, 2011 12:10 pm5124d ago
In the world (probably you and) I live in, the bosses get paid more than the employees. That’s kind of been …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 1, 2011 6:15 pm5124d ago
IOWA CITY – Vince Lombardi said football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Nov. 1, 2011 2:49 pm5125d ago
COACH FERENTZ: Welcome. Injury wise we’re gaining ground right now. Probably the biggest variables if Kennan Davis is back, he’ll …

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