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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 Jul. 7, 2011 7:23 pm5242d ago
I’d never heard of Montini Catholic High School in Lombard, Ill., but I have now. That’s where Jaleel Johnson, massive …
Sports Jul. 7, 2011 12:31 pm5242d ago
This is amateur video times two: Julian Vandervelde interviews fellow former Iowa football player Pat Angerer for WQAD-TV. Vandervelde, a …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jul. 7, 2011 5:36 am5242d ago
I didn’t like “Field of Dreams” as much as 99 percent of all other Iowans, or 99 percent of all …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jul. 6, 2011 3:34 pm5243d ago
I became aware of this stunning piece of videography and musicianship via the ever-vigilant Black Heart Gold Pants. That site’s description of …
Sports Jul. 6, 2011 3:00 pm5243d ago
The brand name of John Daly’s golf attire is Loudmouth. As his ensemble Wednesday at the John Deere Classic shows, there …
Sports Jul. 6, 2011 2:58 pm5243d ago
SILVIS, Ill. – Today is University of Iowa Day at the John Deere Classic, which suits Hawkeye fan Zach Johnson …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jul. 6, 2011 5:27 am5243d ago
Last March, when nobody knew anything about what Gary Barta was up to in the search to replace the fired …
Sports Jul. 5, 2011 5:03 pm5244d ago
SILVIS, Ill. – The defending British Open champion has gone out of his way – way out of his way …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jul. 5, 2011 3:35 pm5244d ago
BETTENDORF – Other theories abound, but you can’t deny this reason for Iowa football slipping from 11-2 in 2009 to …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jul. 5, 2011 1:40 pm5244d ago
Among the two dozen or so former Hawkeye football players at the Legends of Iowa camp at Bettendorf High School …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Jul. 5, 2011 1:24 pm5244d ago
A couple dozen former University of Iowa football players and a few hundred boys from grades 1-5 came together at …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jul. 4, 2011 2:25 pm5245d ago
I bought this at Augusta National this April. I don’t have one of my own. Well, other than this one. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jul. 4, 2011 1:31 am5246d ago
This band is called Dawes. They have a song getting some notice now called “Time Spent in Los Angeles” that …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jul. 2, 2011 6:05 pm5247d ago
The following is a Fourth of July tradition where I’m from. I’ll say no more. Enjoy.
Columns & Sports Commentary Jul. 2, 2011 8:01 am5247d ago
Baby steps. Last year, Iowa was 11th out of the 11 Big Ten athletic programs in the Division I Learfield …

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