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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 Nov. 1, 2009 1:55 pm5857d ago
Some people think the Big Ten officiating crew at Saturday’s Indiana-Iowa game, well, cut the Hawkeyes a break. For instance, …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 1, 2009 11:01 am5857d ago
I spent quite a while late Saturday night considering moving Iowa down from the lofty No. 4 spot I gave …
Columns & Sports Commentary Nov. 1, 2009 12:36 am5857d ago
Our friend, the BCS Guru, says Iowa will remain fourth in Sunday’s BCS rankings despite a less-than-awesome 42-24 win over …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 31, 2009 6:34 pm5858d ago
IOWA CITY – If you had seen a devilish character with red skin, horns and a pitchfork lurking in Kinnick …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 31, 2009 4:01 pm5858d ago
First is Ferentz discussing his quarterback, Ricky Stanzi. The second one is Ferentz discussing the BCS and what little he …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 31, 2009 3:56 pm5858d ago
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 31, 2009 9:53 am5858d ago
Be afraid. Be very afraid. And no, not of my poor photography. The ESPN broadcast booth in Kinnick Stadium got …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 31, 2009 9:01 am5858d ago
This game has it all. A football field, two teams, and three Gazette sportswriters in the press box trying to …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 30, 2009 9:59 pm5858d ago
Chris Brown’s “Smart Football” is a Web site for football geeks. I don’t mean that as a bad thing. Brown …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 30, 2009 4:26 pm5859d ago
(I’m not sure about this at all, but I think the Hlog audience — and never think I don’t appreciate …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 30, 2009 12:00 am5859d ago
For the superstitious among you, here’s a warning: The following is written on the assumption Iowa’s football team defeats Indiana …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 29, 2009 11:33 pm5859d ago
Chris Dufresne of the Los Angeles Times consistently writes some of the most interesting, entertaining writing about college football. He …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 29, 2009 10:02 pm5859d ago
That’s what the late Warren Zevon said. Now that was a wise person. Instead of stewing about getting to 9-0 …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 29, 2009 5:34 pm5860d ago
The Mighty Mighty Hlastradamus is fresh off his fourth winning week against the spread in the last five. It was …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 29, 2009 3:50 pm5860d ago
“Special seasons are made of this kind of stuff.” — Big Ten Network announcer Wayne Larrivee.


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