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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 Football Oct. 5, 2023 2:41 pm705d ago
Fun Facts about Saturday’s Iowa football game against Purdue. This game is on Peacock. So good luck with that.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 4, 2023 4:08 pm706d ago
Carver-Hawkeye Arena is sold out for the season for Iowa women’s basketball, and the Hawkeyes’ style and substance guarantees the customers get value.
Sports Oct. 3, 2023 8:20 pm706d ago
Newton, next June. The best stock cars and the best drivers. Who’d have guessed? We don’t know if the NASCAR Cup Series is about to start a long love affair with Iowa, or if it’s a one-night stand.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 3, 2023 8:14 pm706d ago
You’ll need Peacock to see the Iowa-Michigan State men’s basketball game next Feb. 20.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 3, 2023 9:11 am707d ago
Iowa men’s basketball seeks to exceed outsiders’ preseason expectations yet again, but without an NBA first-round draftee-to-be leading things.
Iowa Football Oct. 1, 2023 5:34 pm709d ago
Five games is a sample size. Five games in, and Iowa is last in total offense in FBS. If, that …
Hawk Off the Press Oct. 1, 2023 7:42 am709d ago
Five games in, we know what this Iowa football team looks like. But going forward, it looks like it might not have quarterback Cade McNamara either. We discuss the Hawkeyes’ 26-16 win over Michigan State, Cooper DeJean’s heroics and where the Iowa offense goes from here on The Final Score podcast.
Iowa Football Oct. 1, 2023 9:48 am709d ago
Quarterback Deacon Hill did what had to be done in Iowa’s 26-16 comeback win over Michigan State.
Iowa Football Sep. 30, 2023 11:50 pm709d ago
A closer look at Iowa’s 26-16 football win over Michigan State Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium. The Hawkeyes had 17 fewer plays and 127 fewer yards than Michigan State, but are the ones who got the victory.
Iowa Football Sep. 29, 2023 11:39 am711d ago
The Mel Tucker situation/firing at Michigan State is just the latest lowlight involving the Big Ten’s football coaches.
Iowa Football Sep. 28, 2023 12:11 pm712d ago
Name the Kim that won’t be at Kinnick Saturday for the Michigan State-Iowa football game. Is it Noah, Jonathan or Kardashian?
Iowa Football Sep. 26, 2023 4:31 pm714d ago
“The season is not over yet,” Iowa quarterback McNamara said Tuesday, and he’s right. Plus, no more Penn States await.
Iowa Football Sep. 25, 2023 12:41 pm715d ago
Hawkeyes are 131st in the nation in total offense, and we kind of expected some improvement in that area.
Iowa Football Sep. 21, 2023 2:24 pm719d ago
Fun Facts about Saturday’s Iowa-Penn State football game. The Hawkeyes are unbeaten in “White Out” games at the Nittany Lions’ Beaver Stadium.
Iowa Football Sep. 14, 2023 2:07 pm726d ago
Can you smell it? It’s the Broncos vs. the Hawkeyes, Kellogg vs. Quaker Oats.