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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 Dec. 10, 2021 2:41 pm1435d ago
Valuable prizes? No. That was just a silly tease. What, the live chat with Gazette Family of Companies sports content …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Oct. 2, 2009 12:01 am5887d ago
Travis Meade, team player. He started seven games at offensive guard as a sophomore. But the on the first day …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 1, 2009 11:20 am5888d ago
For several weeks, The Wiz of Odds has been running a national contest, with primaries and then the finals, for …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 1, 2009 10:57 am5888d ago
I think you can tell a lot about coaches by how they act after tough losses. Northwestern is coming off …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 30, 2009 7:10 pm5889d ago
This came to my attention by way of thebiglead.com. The fun really begins around the 1:30 mark.
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 30, 2009 2:10 pm5889d ago
The comedy film “Cedar Rapids,” has added accomplished actor John C. Reilly to its cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 30, 2009 1:07 am5889d ago
ABC drew a 4.0 overnight rating for Iowa-Penn State last Saturday. That’s the lowest rating of the season for the network’s …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 29, 2009 4:58 pm5890d ago
This is the scene every Tuesday at Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz’s press conferences. First, the coach sits on a …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 28, 2009 4:20 pm5891d ago
Thanks to Rick Bozich, the fine sports columnist of the Louisville Courier-Journal, for doing the legwork at his blog here. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 28, 2009 4:19 pm5891d ago
OPENING KICKOFF “Right now, we’re not a good ball team and I’m not a good coach.” – North Carolina State …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 28, 2009 3:15 pm5891d ago
This letter was sent forth by the University of Iowa sports information department Monday: Please limit tailgating to one parking …
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Sep. 28, 2009 7:49 am5891d ago
I hope Kirk Ferentz doesn’t hold this against me, but people should stand up for their beliefs. That’s why, in …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 27, 2009 7:02 pm5892d ago
Neil Rudel of the Altoona Mirror thinks Penn State’s next football coach should be the one who beat Joe Paterno …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 27, 2009 1:05 pm5892d ago
We had a small avalanche in the Associated Press rankings. Two Top 5 teams, Mississippi and Penn State, got beat. No. …


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