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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
Jun. 25, 2009 11:38 am5986d ago
While driving through Parkersburg a couple of times within the last year, I felt knee-jerk jealousy. As a Cedar Rapids …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 24, 2009 4:08 pm5987d ago
While driving through Parkersburg a couple times within the last year, I felt knee-jerk jealousy. As a Cedar Rapids citizen, …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 23, 2009 8:47 pm5988d ago
All photos by Mike Hlas, taken at Iowa Speedway in Newton on June 19-20. Do not use without the express …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 22, 2009 6:54 pm5989d ago
Jim Poggi of Baltimore went to the same high school, Gilman School, as former Iowa Hawkeyes offensive lineman Brian Ferentz. …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 22, 2009 4:22 pm5989d ago
The following link is from blackheartgoldpants.com. Some would say it’s comedy Gold. I wouldn’t argue. Click here for a “conversation” …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 21, 2009 10:23 pm5990d ago
A little birdie who is an impeccable source told another little birdie (who told me) former Iowa Hawkeyes Shonn Greene …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 21, 2009 5:10 pm5990d ago
NEWTON – Amid potted corn stalks at the winner’s podium here Sunday were the champion Scotsman of Italian descent, the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 20, 2009 8:13 pm5991d ago
Seepage problems on the Iowa Speedway track forced qualifying for Sunday’s IndyCar Series race to be cancelled. So, the starting grid …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 20, 2009 12:58 pm5991d ago
NEWTON — What did you think this was, a GoDaddy.com ad? This is a shot of Ms. Patrick getting ready …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 18, 2009 8:30 pm5993d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Not to brag, but I’ve seen and even asked questions of many icons of sports over the last quarter-century.
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 18, 2009 2:51 pm5993d ago
It’s been 12 years since comedian Norm MacDonald took the Hancher Auditorium stage. That night, Norm basically did to a …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 17, 2009 11:16 am5994d ago
This surprised me. ESPN golf writer Jason Sobel, a Hlog favorite, always ranks the entire field of major tournaments in …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 16, 2009 5:27 pm5995d ago
She has won once in 70 IndyCar Series starts, yet she easily is the biggest star on her circuit. Danica …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 15, 2009 11:56 am5996d ago
Life has a funny way, as Alanis Morrissette sang in “Ironic.” Sunday, writer/broadcaster Rick Reilly was in Regis Middle School …
Columns & Sports Commentary Jun. 14, 2009 8:20 pm5997d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Editing is a given in television, but the producers of ESPN’s “Homecoming with Rick Reilly” will have …


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