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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 Basketball Feb. 8, 2023 11:45 am944d ago
How to watch Thursday’s Iowa men’s basketball game at No. 1 Purdue. It’s a rematch of last year’s Big Ten championship game, but without two lottery picks.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 7, 2023 5:53 pm945d ago
Zach Edey is the National Player of the Year-in-waiting, and he and No. 1 Purdue host Iowa Thursday night.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 6, 2023 12:48 pm946d ago
The Hawkeyes seek a second win over a No. 1 team in Fran McCaffery’s tenure at Iowa.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 4, 2023 6:37 pm948d ago
The junior guard scored a career-high 32 points in Iowa’s 81-79 win over the Illini Saturday.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 3, 2023 2:49 pm949d ago
Iowa and Illinois: Two teams that are playing well and two programs that have done quite well in recent Februarys meet Saturday afternoon in Carver.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 3, 2023 2:29 pm949d ago
How to watch Saturday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Illinois. The Illini seek their fourth-straight road win, the Hawkeyes seek a three-game homestand sweep.
Iowa Football Feb. 3, 2023 2:34 pm949d ago
Come on, you didn’t really expect Kirk Ferentz to fire or even demote Brian Ferentz, did you?
Iowa Basketball Feb. 3, 2023 9:44 am950d ago
Iowa junior Caitlin Clark scored 42 points, and the Hawkeyes overwhelmed No. 8 Maryland Thursday night, 96-82.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 2, 2023 2:19 pm950d ago
Illinois’ Orange Krush organization got a hold of 200 tickets for Saturday’s men’s basketball clash in Iowa City, but then the tickets were invalidated.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 1, 2023 3:37 pm951d ago
Payton Sandfort made a 3-pointer and three free throws with 3:36 left and matched teammate Filip Rebraca’s 20 points in Iowa’s 86-70 win over Northwestern.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 31, 2023 11:43 am952d ago
The Northwestern Wildcats bring a 6-3 Big Ten record to Iowa on Tuesday. A win would move the 5-5 Hawkeyes within a game of second place.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 31, 2023 11:45 am952d ago
How to watch Tuesday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Northwestern. The Hawkeyes seek their ninth-straight win against the Wildcats and a climb above .500 in the Big Ten.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 30, 2023 5:02 pm953d ago
Iowa junior Patrick McCaffery returned after sitting out six games, and was cheered loudly even before he sank three 3-pointers.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 30, 2023 5:04 pm953d ago
Iowa shot 3-pointers and free throws with efficiency in a 93-82 victory over a Rutgers team that had allowed 57 points per game.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 28, 2023 8:26 pm955d ago
Iowa had four iron men in a tough loss at Michigan State Thursday.