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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 Oct. 4, 2022 9:59 am1072d ago
In his NBA preseason debut, Iowa’s Keegan Murray outscored Lebron James and Anthony Davis combined in a Sacramento Kings rout.
Iowa Football Oct. 4, 2022 9:01 am1072d ago
Fresh off blasting the Badgers, Illinois is playing very good football.
Hawk Off the Press Oct. 1, 2022 6:08 pm1075d ago
Listen to The Final Score podcast for thoughts from John Steppe and Mike Hlas on the Hawkeyes’ 27-14 loss to Michigan.
Iowa Football Oct. 1, 2022 5:43 pm1075d ago
Iowa showed more of its offensive mediocrity in a 27-14 to Michigan.
Iowa Football Oct. 1, 2022 3:57 pm1075d ago
The turning point, key stats and more notes from Iowa’s 27-14 loss to No. 4 Michigan, as the Hawkeyes fell behind 13-0 in the first half and never got closer.
Iowa Football Oct. 1, 2022 9:09 am1075d ago
Hint: The favorite is favored by most
Iowa Football Sep. 30, 2022 8:35 am1076d ago
Hlastradamus, who is as hot as Kansas’ football team, has your weekly college football winners.
Iowa Football Sep. 30, 2022 8:38 am1076d ago
Iowa won’t allow 42 to Michigan in Kinnick this week, but the Hawkeyes better score more than 3.
Iowa Football Sep. 29, 2022 3:43 pm1077d ago
What happened to top-five teams after they came ‘to die’ at Iowa? Maybe they weren’t Top 5 material after all. Maybe there’s no maybe.
Iowa Football Sep. 29, 2022 12:24 pm1077d ago
Jim Harbaugh and Kirk Ferentz were part of the same team once. Not now. Here are 20 Fun Facts about the Michigan-Iowa game.
Iowa Football Sep. 27, 2022 4:11 pm1079d ago
Iowa senior safety Kaevon Merriweather is a Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week who savors the chance to play against Michigan this Saturday.
Hawk Off the Press Sep. 25, 2022 10:07 am1081d ago
The takeaway from Iowa's 27-10 win over Rutgers: This team is getting better. Oh, and Cooper DeJean is a star. John Steppe and Mike Hlas discuss their postgame reactions on this episode of The Final Score.
Iowa Football Sep. 25, 2022 9:28 am1081d ago
For the third-straight week, Iowa’s Cooper DeJean had a pick. This time, it was a pick-6.
Iowa Football Sep. 24, 2022 9:36 pm1081d ago
Two defensive TDs propels Iowa to win in Big Ten-opener
Iowa Football Sep. 24, 2022 10:02 am1082d ago
The futurologist was perfect last weekend, and will be again this one