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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 Dec. 31, 2022 7:30 pm36d ago
Hawkeyes facing a team that has one of the nation’s top guards, fifth-year senior Jalen Pickett
Hawk Off the Press Dec. 31, 2022 6:41 pm36d ago
Listen to The Final Score podcast as John Steppe and Mike Hlas break down Iowa’s 21-0 win over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl.
Iowa Football Dec. 31, 2022 5:52 pm36d ago
The Iowa Hawkeyes were as efficient as they could have wanted in a 21-0 Music City Bowl win over Kentucky, then learned of a tragedy.
Iowa Football Dec. 31, 2022 4:56 pm36d ago
A look at the turning point, key numbers and more from the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 21-0 win over Kentucky Saturday at the Music City Bowl.
Iowa Football Dec. 30, 2022 8:29 am38d ago
Most bowls lack a point. The TransPerfect Music City Bowl between Iowa and Kentucky could lack points altogether.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 30, 2022 8:26 am38d ago
Iowa shot a woeful 26 percent and got out-rebounded by 14 to boot in a 66-50 loss to Fred Hoiberg’s Huskers.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 29, 2022 10:48 am39d ago
How to watch and what to know about Thursday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at Nebraska. The Hawkeyes haven’t won their Big Ten road-opener in quite some time.
Iowa Football Dec. 28, 2022 5:10 pm39d ago
Statistical abnormalities were constant for Iowa football in 2022, while a dog in the stadium at 1:30 a.m. was a one-off.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 28, 2022 3:42 pm39d ago
Kriss Murray returns after a four-game absence with a foot issue, in time for Iowa to dive into Big Ten men’s basketball play.
Iowa Football Dec. 27, 2022 4:40 pm40d ago
Fun Facts about the Iowa-Kentucky Music City Bowl. Are we sure it isn’t the Pothole City Bowl?
Sports Dec. 27, 2022 5:51 pm40d ago
Longtime Waterloo sportscaster has turned his icy comments on morning news into fund-raising for worthy area causes
Iowa Football Dec. 29, 2022 3:36 pm38d ago
A lot of the NFL’s current best collided at Iowa and Iowa State in college, even if they weren’t Hawkeyes or Cyclones.
Iowa Football Dec. 22, 2022 1:36 pm46d ago
Decommitments in college football recruiting are hard to take only when you’re the flippee instead of the flipper
Iowa Basketball Dec. 21, 2022 5:25 pm46d ago
Panthers (4-9) came in 350th in NCAA’s NET rankings
Iowa Basketball Dec. 21, 2022 9:44 am47d ago
Hawkeyes close out nonconference portion of schedule against team that’s 1-9 vs. Division I foes