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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 Oct. 16, 2008 11:53 am6239d ago
Knockouts. Home runs. Punches and grand slams. Have you noticed how so much political commentary is spiced with sports terms? More …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 13, 2008 9:57 pm6241d ago
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Opening kickoff “Northwestern is not ready for this, not yet. It was 5-0 and ranked Nos. 22 …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 11, 2008 6:02 pm6243d ago
Just like old times. Zach Johnson is in contention to win a PGA Tour event. The man from Cedar Rapids …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 10, 2008 7:25 pm6244d ago
Berry Tramel of The Oklahoman newspaper in Oklahoma City does a very good job and is on the Hlog’s list of …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 9, 2008 10:28 pm6245d ago
(AP photo by Charlie Niebergall of then-Iowa State football player Phillip Bates and his fellow quarterback, Austen Arnaud) Thursday, it …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 5, 2008 5:38 pm6249d ago
Iowa is 0-2 in the Big Ten again this year, and is 0-3 against teams with winning records. But bums, …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 4, 2008 5:45 pm6250d ago
It’s that time again, Hawkeye football fans. Another Saturday, anothr round of heartache, confusion, disappointment, anger. Manage your anger. Say …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 2, 2008 3:02 pm6253d ago
The Nevada oddsmakers installed Michigan State as a 9.5-point favorite over Iowa when they came out with their college lines …
Columns & Sports Commentary Oct. 2, 2008 10:59 am6253d ago
You think Lou Piniella is going to start weeping and curling into the fetal position? Bleep no! The Cubs-Dodgers series …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 30, 2008 11:14 pm6254d ago
I wrote in the Gazette back in February — before the last snowstorm of the winter in Iowa, before the …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 29, 2008 10:53 pm6255d ago
Opening kickoff “Lloyd’s of London has just refused to insure Ringer’s legs. Forty-four carries in a single game means Ringer …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 27, 2008 6:27 pm6257d ago
You know you’re upset. You know things seem to have completely spiraled away this season, already. You need to express …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 27, 2008 10:05 am6258d ago
Go to the http://www.gazetteonline.com main page for the link. John Riehl will be the moderator, and Gazette sportswriters Marc Morehouse …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 26, 2008 11:55 am6259d ago
(Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) The Hlog normally isn’t in the habit of giving free plugs to major corporations. It should be …
Columns & Sports Commentary Sep. 25, 2008 2:42 pm6260d ago
This week, it was announced Chigozie Ejiasi will earn a salary of $44,000 per year in his new role as …


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