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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 Apr. 28, 2010 2:21 pm5678d ago
AMES – You know the knee-jerk argument against Fred Hoiberg being Iowa State’s new men’s basketball coach. Sure, he’s had …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 28, 2010 12:54 pm5678d ago
Here’s Fred Hoiberg talking about how he’ll coach, and about Hilton Coliseum: Here’s Hoiberg on what his experience as an …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 27, 2010 8:31 pm5679d ago
Jamie Pollard’s modus operandi as Iowa State’s athletic director has seemingly been to make quick-strike hiring moves that immediately please …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 27, 2010 12:10 pm5679d ago
The Milwaukee Bucks’ Bango takes things to another level for NBA mascots. Hey Chicago Cubs fans, this may be new …
Sports Apr. 27, 2010 7:34 am5680d ago
Even after another rocky season in Ames with a postscript that turned rockier with yet more player defections, McDermott seemed …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 27, 2010 1:05 am5680d ago
Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany wields the power in college sports. He is smart. And he is ruthless. So says …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 26, 2010 5:38 pm5680d ago
Last month in downtown Oklahoma City, a familiar voice called out to me. It belonged to Greg McDermott, then the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 26, 2010 11:38 am5681d ago
We wait to see if Greg McDermott makes the move today from Iowa State to Creighton. Why would Creighton be …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 25, 2010 4:26 pm5681d ago
1. Green Bay Packers General Manager Ted Thompson on his first-round pick, Iowa offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga: (Green Bay Press-Gazette) …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 24, 2010 12:23 pm5682d ago
Iowa, you have a horse in this Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. And it went from being just another pretty face in …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 24, 2010 12:03 am5683d ago
This was on Facebook, but I don’t think Brandon Myers would mind. Myers, who has one NFL season under his …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 23, 2010 11:37 pm5683d ago
Let’s check the math. A first-round NFL draft pick. A second-rounder. Two third-rounders. Two on offense, two on defense. You’d …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 23, 2010 2:29 pm5683d ago
The more you learn about Iowa wide receivers coach Erik Campbell, the more you like. Saturday night in Gary, Ind., …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 23, 2010 2:12 pm5683d ago
Let’s see. A former Iowa player who was a Division I head coach for 17 years at Central Florida, someone …
Columns & Sports Commentary Apr. 23, 2010 11:18 am5684d ago
He is Chris Shaw. He is from Marshall, Mo. He won $258 million playing Powerball this week. Like all lottery …


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