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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
Hawk Off the Press Dec. 3, 2023 1:25 am702d ago
It wasn’t a surprising result, but Iowa’s 26-0 loss to Michigan in the Big Ten championship game still was hard to watch for Hawkeye fans. We discuss what went wrong, this team’s season-long trends and what comes next on The Final Score podcast.
Iowa Football Dec. 3, 2023 1:36 pm702d ago
Nothing was expected, and nothing is exactly what the Hawkeyes scored in 26-0 Big Ten championship loss to Michigan.
Iowa Football Dec. 2, 2023 11:04 pm702d ago
A closer look at the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 26-0 loss to Michigan Saturday night in the Big Ten football championship.
Iowa Football Dec. 1, 2023 10:25 am704d ago
Beat Michigan in Big Ten championship Saturday and Iowa would advance directly to permanent college football lore.
Iowa Football Nov. 30, 2023 1:14 pm705d ago
Fun Facts about Iowa football vs. Michigan: It’s the Big Ten championship game, for those who haven’t been paying close attention. Learn about it, here and now.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 30, 2023 11:16 am705d ago
Iowa freshman center Owen Freeman had three blocks in the space of five seconds during his team’s victory over North Florida Wednesday night, and also scored 16 points.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 29, 2023 11:57 pm705d ago
Iowa will take 5-2 record to No. 1 Purdue next Monday after pulling away from the North Florida Ospreys of Jacksonville, 103-78.
Iowa Football Nov. 29, 2023 10:30 am706d ago
You can’t argue with Northwestern’s David Braun as the pick for Big Ten Coach of the Year. You couldn’t have argued with Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, either.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 29, 2023 6:00 am706d ago
Iowa hosts North Florida in men’s basketball Wednesday night. The Ospreys of Jacksonville love to shoot the 3-pointer.
Iowa Football Nov. 28, 2023 11:51 am707d ago
Cooper DeJean is a Jim Thorpe Award finalist despite playing just 10 games. Tory Taylor is one of the three candidates for the Ray Guy Award.
Iowa Football Nov. 28, 2023 10:46 am707d ago
Michigan -23 is simply not what you expect from a major-conference championship, but that was the opening line for the Big Ten’s bash
Iowa Football Nov. 28, 2023 10:19 am707d ago
It’s not like Michigan stars J.J. McCarthy and Blake Corum dominated the Hawkeyes in the 2021 Big Ten championship game. Their team did, but they didn’t.
Iowa State Football Nov. 26, 2023 12:04 am709d ago
Iowa State’s 42-35 win over No. 19 Kansas State had statistics that you just don’t see in any old snow-covered college football game.
Hawk Off the Press Nov. 24, 2023 7:01 pm710d ago
Another coin-flip game went Iowa’s way. We break down the late-game heroics in the Hawkeyes’ Heroes Game win over Nebraska on this episode of The Final Score podcast.
Iowa Football Nov. 24, 2023 6:15 pm710d ago
Iowa added yet another unorthodox victory to its unorthodox stack of wins with walk-off field goal by previous unknown kicker in 13-10 win over Nebraska.

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