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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 Nov. 28, 2010 11:11 am5464d ago
I have a new No. 1. Auburn goes up a notch, Oregon goes down one. Ducks, it wasn’t your fault. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 27, 2010 8:00 pm5464d ago
MINNEAPOLIS – It was inspiring, really. A team finishing a rotten football season in which its head coach got fired …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 27, 2010 12:49 pm5465d ago
Iowa starts at Iowa 33, Coker gets belted free of the ball from Stoudermire on Iowa’s first play after a …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 27, 2010 11:56 am5465d ago
The gorilla is actually Clint Downey of Cedar Rapids, University of Iowa student. At least he was dressed warmly.
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 27, 2010 11:44 am5465d ago
I saw more than one of these guys a block or two from TCF Bank Stadium Saturday afternoon. The weather …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 27, 2010 10:34 am5465d ago
It’s sunny. It’s cold. One out two ain’t bad.
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 27, 2010 10:15 am5465d ago
We had nowhere else to go. So we got to TCF Bank Stadium at 11 a.m. It’s quiet. Too quiet.
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 26, 2010 6:03 pm5466d ago
There’s something about seeing snow for the first time in several months that makes you want to … oh, I …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 25, 2010 11:08 am5467d ago
Everybody’s picking Iowa. Right? Wrong! We proceed. Mark Hasty, FanHouse.com: Iowa 48-13. Bonus pick: Penn State 24, Michigan State 21. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 24, 2010 7:10 pm5467d ago
Hlastradamus has enjoyed several hundred Thanksgivings, and a few New Year’s Eves. This will be one of the best holiday …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 24, 2010 6:07 pm5468d ago
Three minutes. That’s longer than just about any Beatles song the first three years they were making hits. It’s long …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 24, 2010 3:26 pm5468d ago
The Big Ten choosing to play football on the last Saturday of November was a concept that made total sense. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 24, 2010 1:33 pm5468d ago
I gained seven pounds and felt a need to call a physician just by watching this video. This is probably …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 24, 2010 10:57 am5468d ago
Minnesota, which hosts Iowa Saturday, got ahead of the curve. It fired its football coach, Tim Brewster, in midseason. Whether that …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 23, 2010 9:08 pm5468d ago
This is incredible to me: Three Wisconsin running backs have 13 rushing touchdowns apiece. They are John Clay, James White …

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