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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 Sep. 28, 2023 12:11 pm768d 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 pm770d 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 pm771d 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 pm775d 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 pm782d ago
Can you smell it? It’s the Broncos vs. the Hawkeyes, Kellogg vs. Quaker Oats.
Iowa Football Sep. 12, 2023 9:58 am784d ago
The Hawkeyes’ apparent toughest test will come next week against Penn State after its apparent foregone conclusion against Western Michigan Saturday.
Hawk Off the Press Sep. 9, 2023 9:35 pm786d ago
Defense, special teams and mostly mistake-free football. The same old formula worked for Iowa in its 20-13 win over Iowa State on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium to take back the Cy-Hawk Trophy. Listen to The Final Score podcast for our postgame takeaways.
Iowa Football Sep. 9, 2023 9:39 pm786d ago
Once again, Sebastian Castro’s pick-6 against Iowa State was a result of a defense that has gone on the offensive about as much as any in the nation over Kirk Ferentz’s Iowa tenure.
Iowa Football Sep. 9, 2023 7:00 pm786d ago
The Iowa football team built leads of 17-0 and 20-3 lead and held on to beat Iowa State, 20-13, Saturday afternoon at Jack Trice Stadium.
Iowa Football Sep. 8, 2023 3:48 pm788d ago
Former Hawkeye wide receiver Matt VandeBerg got a 100-yard game, a touchdown catch, and an acceptance of a marriage proposal during/after Iowa’s 2016 win over Iowa State.
Iowa Football Sep. 7, 2023 2:34 pm789d ago
These are the official Fun Facts for Saturday’s Iowa-Iowa State football game. Use them judiciously.
Iowa Football Sep. 5, 2023 4:16 pm791d ago
The quest for Brian Ferentz’s offense to average 25 points a game got off to a slow start, which hasn’t gone unnoticed far beyond River City.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 5, 2023 4:12 pm791d ago
Last month, the Mason City School District banned 19 books. “Friday Night Lights” is back on the shelves, in no small part because Bissinger expressed his anger about it
Iowa Football Sep. 5, 2023 9:17 am791d ago
“Cy-Hawk” name lives on for reasons future generations will never be able to understand,
Hawk Off the Press Sep. 2, 2023 6:53 pm793d ago
It wasn’t a thing of beauty. But this Iowa football season opener wasn’t 2022. We discuss our postgame takeaways from the Hawkeyes’ 24-14 season-opening win over Utah State on The Final Score podcast.

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