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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 Mar. 22, 2010 5:07 pm5715d ago
Adjustments have been made in Las Vegas now that we’re down to 16 teams left in the NCAA tournament. This …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 22, 2010 4:46 pm5715d ago
I Googled “Ali Farokhmanesh” Monday afternoon and got 218,000 entries. It keeps going up. The Northern Iowa sharp-shooter is becoming …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 21, 2010 7:00 pm5716d ago
On the back covers of Sunday’s New York Daily News and New York Post were large photos of Ali Farokhmanesh …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 21, 2010 4:27 pm5716d ago
Sometimes, a picture really does tell a thousand words. Here’s Sunday’s New York Daily News: But I’m a word guy, …
Sports Mar. 21, 2010 7:30 am5717d ago
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Oklahoma froze over Saturday morning with sleet and snow. Kansas froze over Saturday night, thanks to …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 21, 2010 2:56 am5717d ago
Here are two videos I shot after the Northern Iowa men’s basketball team returned to Livingston Aviation at the Waterloo …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 20, 2010 11:13 pm5717d ago
I’m with the Northern Iowa traveling party, waiting for the jet to arrive that will take us to Waterloo. The …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 20, 2010 7:55 pm5717d ago
Oklahoma froze over Saturday with sleet and snow. Kansas froze over Saturday night, thanks to the icy glare of America’s …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 20, 2010 11:30 am5718d ago
To those who rip me every time I mention Steve Alford here, don’t read the following. I’m directing you to …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 19, 2010 6:33 pm5718d ago
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Kansas men’s basketball team has a junior guard named Conner Teahan. He won the Mr. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 19, 2010 2:51 pm5718d ago
On Tuesday, someone told me Iowa was lucky. There are very few men’s basketball coaching openings out there this year. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 19, 2010 11:27 am5719d ago
Are you much more willing to open your eyes to a possible candidate for the Iowa men’s basketball coaching job …
Sports Mar. 19, 2010 8:34 am5719d ago
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Ali Farokhmanesh knew the shot was good. He stood still and watched for an extra moment …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 18, 2010 11:10 pm5719d ago
Random quotes after Northern Iowa’s 69-66 NCAA tournament first-round win over UNLV Thursday night in Oklanoma City: Ali Farokhmanesh: “I …
Columns & Sports Commentary Mar. 18, 2010 10:32 pm5719d ago
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – Ali Farokhmanesh knew the shot was good. He stood still and watched for an extra moment …


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