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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 May. 6, 2025 3:16 pm122d ago
The new Iowa men’s basketball coach said there’s no magic in building a winner. McCollum said he looks at the emotional side of players as much or more as their physical attributes.
Sports May. 6, 2025 1:49 pm122d ago
Seven Big Ten states including No. 14 Iowa -- down eight spots from last year -- are in the U.S. News & World Report top 20. The SEC? Just one.
Iowa Basketball May. 6, 2025 2:48 pm122d ago
It was an exhibition, not a competition, but Carver Caitlin was Carver Caitlin and 15,000 fans joined the Indiana Fever in having a great Sunday afternoon.
Iowa Basketball May. 4, 2025 2:05 pm124d ago
Former Daily Iowan sports editor Chloe Peterson didn’t miss an Indiana Fever game last season while covering one of the nation’s top sports stories for the Indianapolis Star
Iowa Basketball Apr. 30, 2025 5:40 pm128d ago
Tate Sage, who was recruited to Drake by Ben McCollum, will join McCollum’s Iowa program.
Iowa Football Apr. 30, 2025 12:48 pm128d ago
The (very) temporary Iowa Hawkeye offensive lineman from Des Moines is projected high in everybody’s premature 2026 NFL mock drafts.
Sports Apr. 30, 2025 12:15 am129d ago
Fear not, Hawkeye fans. Your new starting quarterback has turned back the Danes before.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 21, 2025 1:21 pm137d ago
The men’s basketball teams of Iowa and Northern Iowa will participate in a tournament in Palm Desert, Calif., in the last week of November.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 21, 2025 1:12 pm137d ago
Folgueiras, a Spaniard, helped Robert Morris win the Horizon’s regular-season and tournament titles.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 14, 2025 3:01 pm144d ago
Hausen averaged 10.9 points for K-State in 2024-25. He has made 178 career 3-pointers.
Sports Apr. 14, 2025 8:27 am145d ago
The only place you can steal six bases in a professional baseball game without getting a hit is Cedar Rapids. You could look it up.
Sports Apr. 14, 2025 8:50 am145d ago
Johnson had an eagle and six birdies for his 6-under round Saturday that moved him into a tie for 10th place entering Sunday’s final round.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 11, 2025 6:03 pm147d ago
The 6-foot-9 senior from state-champ West Des Moines Valley switched his commitment from Northern Iowa to Iowa.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 10, 2025 8:22 am149d ago
Kingsbury got more playing time later in the season. He leaves behind just Cooper Koch as Iowa scholarship players from 2024-25.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 9, 2025 1:49 pm149d ago
Luke Barnwell was an assistant coach for two years at Texas Tech before joining McCollum’s Hawkeyes.