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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. 22, 2023 12:23 am744d ago
A highly controversial reversal of Cooper DeJean’s punt return for a touchdown combines with horrible offense to give Iowa a loss to Minnesota that it should have never had.
Iowa Football Oct. 21, 2023 6:46 pm745d ago
A closer look at the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ 12-10 win Saturday afternoon over the Iowa Hawkeyes at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa Football Oct. 20, 2023 9:26 am746d ago
Legendary punter Reggie Roby was spectacular for the Hawkeyes four decades ago in helping transform Iowa football from a loser to a winner. But what Tory Taylor has done may be a tad more.
Iowa Football Oct. 19, 2023 3:58 pm747d ago
Did you know Floyd of Rosedale was once the second most-famous pig in his family? Well, he was. Read this and learn why.
Iowa Football Oct. 17, 2023 3:51 pm749d ago
Dozens of Minnesota Gopher fans will stop in Floyd Saturday morning on their way to Iowa City to the Minnesota-Iowa football game. Why? Because it has the same name as the bronzed, 98-pound trophy of a pig that goes to the winner of the rivalry contest.
Iowa Football Oct. 17, 2023 9:55 am749d ago
If Iowa’s football team is looking for bulletin board material for its Saturday game against Minnesota, it may have to manufacture it.
Iowa Football Oct. 15, 2023 11:04 pm750d ago
Colin Jost, of all people, named Iowa in a Saturday Night Live skit with Kenan Thompson as Deion Sanders.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 15, 2023 11:08 pm750d ago
Iowa nearly doubled the women’s basketball attendance record, and a great time was had by all as Caitlin Clark and her teammates did what they do, win.
Hawk Off the Press Oct. 14, 2023 9:39 pm751d ago
Iowa is in the driver’s seat in the Big Ten West, thanks to its defense, special teams (Tory Taylor, in particular) and a Leshon Williams 82-yard touchdown run. We discuss our takeaways from the Hawkeyes’ 15-6 win over Wisconsin on The Final Score podcast.
Iowa Football Oct. 15, 2023 9:37 am751d ago
Iowa punter Tory Taylor was fantastic yet again, and the offense-challenged Hawkeyes welcomed every one of his boomers Saturday in a 15-6 win at Wisconsin.
Iowa Football Oct. 14, 2023 6:59 pm751d ago
A closer look at the Iowa Hawkeyes’ 15-6 win Saturday over the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium.
Iowa Football Oct. 13, 2023 12:55 pm753d ago
What current and former Iowa tight ends have done for the Hawkeyes and NFL teams is extraordinary. But can the Hawkeyes get an elite wide receiver once a decade?
Iowa Football Oct. 12, 2023 3:19 pm754d ago
When is a Badger not a badger? When it’s in Wisconsin. Read more to learn why.
Iowa Football Oct. 11, 2023 12:22 pm755d ago
Iowa got walloped in four of its last five games as 10-point-or-more underdog, and now it’s a 10-point dog at Wisconsin Saturday.
Iowa Football Oct. 10, 2023 3:25 pm756d ago
Badgers’ defensive coordinator Mike Tressel and outside linebackers/special teams coach Matt Mitchell were teammates on Cornell’s 1995 Midwest Conference champions

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