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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 Nov. 10, 2022 3:15 pm1035d ago
Pryce Sandfort will join brother Payton in the Iowa men’s basketball program next season, following the Baers, McCafferys and Murrays.
Iowa Football Nov. 10, 2022 3:23 pm1035d ago
Coralville can claim to be the heart of the Heartland, but the trophy is bull. Here are 20 Fun Facts ahead of Saturday’s Wisconsin vs. Iowa football game.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 8, 2022 1:58 pm1037d ago
Iowa do-it-all All-America guard Caitlin Clark started the 2022-23 season with a few bumps, but she and the Hawkeyes are on a fast track.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 8, 2022 10:32 am1037d ago
All five Iowa starters scored 11 or more points and 11 different Hawkeyes had assists in a season-opening rout of Bethune-Cookman.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 7, 2022 9:15 am1038d ago
Iowa men’s basketball vs. Bethune-Cookman at a glance: What to know about the Hawkeyes’ season opener, including the time, TV and live stream.
Sports Nov. 7, 2022 9:16 am1038d ago
Unlike senators, a 70-year-old NFL or major-college football coach is a rarity.
Hawk Off the Press Nov. 5, 2022 7:30 pm1039d ago
Listen to The Final Score podcast for thoughts from John Steppe and Mike Hlas on the Iowa’s 24-3 win over Purdue.
Iowa Football Nov. 5, 2022 6:46 pm1039d ago
Iowa thoroughly outgained and outscored Purdue in a dominant 24-3 decision.
Iowa Football Nov. 5, 2022 3:01 pm1040d ago
The Iowa Hawkeyes got loads of defense and plenty of offense in a 24-3 triumph at Purdue.
Iowa Football Nov. 4, 2022 10:03 am1041d ago
The prophet Hlastradamus has taught you well this fall. If, that is, you paid attention. Here are this week’s college football picks.
Iowa Football Nov. 4, 2022 10:01 am1041d ago
Hawkeye-turned-Boilermaker Charlie Jones will try to elude Iowa defenders Saturday.
Iowa Football Nov. 3, 2022 11:14 am1042d ago
Iowa vs. Purdue is black-and-gold against black-and-gold, but one school’s gold isn’t the other’s and vice versa.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 1, 2022 3:31 pm1044d ago
The Iowa men’s basketball team has enough to win and be entertaining ... again.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 31, 2022 10:07 pm1044d ago
Iowa men’s basketball made 14 3-pointers and 64.8 percent of its field goal tries in a 118-72 exhibition win over Truman State.
Government & Politics Oct. 31, 2022 3:05 pm1045d ago
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