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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 Aug. 30, 2011 7:00 pm5188d ago
No one in the history of Iowa sports has had a more successful and interesting career than Dan Gable. Friday’s …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Aug. 30, 2011 4:14 pm5188d ago
I’m conflicted. Part of me wants to grab the low-hanging fruit and yet again criticize and ridicule FBS (I-A) football …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Aug. 30, 2011 2:32 pm5188d ago
COACH FERENTZ: Welcome back. Just start out with our captains for this week. We’ll have Mike Daniels, Marvin McNutt, Tyler …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 30, 2011 7:02 am5188d ago
Former Tennessee Tech players in the NFL: Frank Omiyale, Chicago Bears. Offensive guard. The list of former Iowa players in …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 29, 2011 2:37 pm5189d ago
Adrian Clayborn, now an NFL rookie, said the following about Iowa’s 2011 football schedule this afternoon on Twitter: @AJaClay That Pitt game …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Aug. 29, 2011 2:04 pm5189d ago
IOWA CITY — I spent some time today with Ed Podolak at the University of Iowa Sports Medicine Clinic. I’ll …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 29, 2011 7:07 am5189d ago
They meet Oct. 1 in Madison. Then they’ll meet again Dec. 3 in Indianapolis. So says Chris Dufresne of the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 27, 2011 1:11 am5191d ago
It hasn’t been the mellowest offseason in college football history, but boys will be boys. Right, Miami Hurricanes? Right, Texas …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 25, 2011 2:36 pm5193d ago
He was Puff Daddy. Then he was Puffy. Then he was P. Diddy. Then he was Diddy. He’s always been …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Aug. 25, 2011 1:00 pm5193d ago
Time after time this summer, I’ve heard people say the Iowa football team does better when less is expected of …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 24, 2011 3:08 pm5194d ago
Sam McKeown of the Omaha World-Herald had a blog post today about the prices of Cornhuskers football tickets at online …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 24, 2011 11:42 am5194d ago
Most companies have a mission statement. Mine is to make good pizza. No, wait, that’s the mission statement at the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 23, 2011 3:59 pm5195d ago
It hit us hard Friday. Hit us like a watermelon to the midsection. The new Cy-Hawk Trophy. We didn’t believe …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 23, 2011 1:42 pm5195d ago
This is the day the world stands still. At 2 p.m., the Iowa Corn Growers Association (with representatives from the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Aug. 23, 2011 10:53 am5195d ago
Can’t wait for the first Tweet telling you the Cy-Hawk Trophy is officially gone or here to stay? Check out …

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