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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. 18, 2024 11:03 am625d ago
Caitlin Clark has been an enormous contributor, obviously, but women’s basketball has a lot of other good teams, players and buzz.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 17, 2024 6:12 pm625d ago
Tony Perkins’ drive with 1.5 seconds left decided a raucous, back-and-forth victory for Iowa over No. 20 Wisconsin.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 16, 2024 10:10 pm626d ago
The Iowa men’s basketball team’s first home sellout of the season will witness the Hawkeyes’ game against No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 16, 2024 10:11 pm626d ago
Previewing Saturday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Wisconsin: The Hawkeyes seek their first Quad 1 win of the season in their first home sellout of the season.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 16, 2024 7:33 pm626d ago
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record with a shot from deeper than deep, then added a program mark with 49 points in the Hawkeyes’ win over Michigan.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 14, 2024 10:48 pm628d ago
Iowa scored eight points in the last 10 minutes after leading Maryland by 10 with 12 minutes to play. The Terrapins finished their first two-game season sweep of Iowa since they joined the Big Ten with a 78-66 triumph Wednesday.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 15, 2024 3:05 pm627d 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 am628d 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 pm631d 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 pm632d 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 pm632d 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 pm634d 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 pm634d 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 am634d 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 am637d 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.

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