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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 Sep. 12, 2025 11:29 am50d ago
Hawkeyes start first season under Ben McCollum with five straight home games.
Sports Sep. 11, 2025 11:36 am51d ago
The Minutemen haven’t had a winning football season in how long?
Iowa Football Sep. 10, 2025 11:07 am52d ago
Iowa’s Ferentz will take sole possession of wins while coaching in the Big Ten Saturday night. It’s about longevity, and longevity is nothing to dismiss lightly.
Iowa Football Sep. 9, 2025 9:28 am53d ago
Hawkeyes get the chance to redeem themselves Saturday when they play the Minutemen in Iowa City.
Iowa Football Sep. 7, 2025 12:55 pm55d ago
UMass isn’t the worst team in FBS. It is, however, very, very, very, very close.
Iowa Football Sep. 6, 2025 7:33 pm56d ago
With tight end Gabe Burkle of Cedar Rapids making the play of the game, Iowa State kept a drive going and vanquished a 6-game home losing streak against their state-rival in another white-knuckler between the two.
Iowa Football Sep. 6, 2025 7:48 pm56d ago
The Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 16-13 in Ames and here’s a dive into the game and series by the numbers.
Podcasts Sep. 5, 2025 6:00 am58d ago
The Gazette sports writers Madison Hricik and Mike Hlas joined by The Gazette correspondent Rob Gray to discuss the upcoming 2025 Cy-Hawk football game at Jack Trice Stadium Saturday, September 6, 2025.
Iowa Football Sep. 5, 2025 1:55 pm57d ago
Which instate series has had more nail-biters of late than Iowa-Iowa State. Nobody, and it isn’t particularly close.
Iowa Football Sep. 4, 2025 12:12 pm58d ago
Actually, it isn’t an octagon, and both teams will survive. It’s called hyperbole.
Sports Sep. 2, 2025 5:28 pm60d ago
It will be a very tough chore for anyone to catch the number of wins Iowa’s Ferentz is going to post before his career is done.
Iowa Basketball Sep. 2, 2025 3:47 pm60d ago
Raveling was a College Basketball Hall of Famer who bridged the Lute Olson and Tom Davis eras at Iowa and brought a lot of talent to the Hawkeyes in a short time
Sports Sep. 1, 2025 10:06 pm61d ago
Spoiler alert: Ohio State is his No. 1. Spoiler alert II: The only team from Alabama on his ballot is Auburn.
Iowa Football Aug. 31, 2025 2:59 pm62d ago
If it seemed like Ries was everywhere for Iowa on special teams in its 34-7 win over Albany, it may be because he was.
Iowa Football Aug. 30, 2025 8:34 pm63d ago
Hawkeyes pull away after a slow start against an unheralded FCS team

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