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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 Football Aug. 15, 2022 11:37 am1122d ago
At 59, Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker has gotten better with age and seems eager for more.
Sports Aug. 12, 2022 9:36 am1125d ago
The Cubs-Reds matchup wasn’t great, but everything else about the 2022 Field of Dreams game was just fine.
Sports Aug. 11, 2022 11:33 am1126d ago
Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers is taking a less-traveled path to late-career success.
Sports Aug. 8, 2022 11:01 am1129d ago
Sequels are tough to pull off, and the 2022 Field of Dreams MLB game in Dyersville is no exception.
Iowa Basketball Aug. 6, 2022 2:53 pm1131d ago
Pryce Sandfort, a 4-star recruit from Waukee and Payton Sandfort’s younger brother, has joined the 2023 Iowa men’s basketball recruiting class.
Iowa Basketball Aug. 2, 2022 4:26 pm1135d ago
Bill Russell led San Francisco past Iowa in the 1956 NCAA men’s basketball championship game.
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Aug. 1, 2022 10:25 am1136d ago
The Swarm Collective is the new NIL initiative for University of Iowa student-athletes. The SWARM Collective is something quite different.
Iowa Football Jul. 26, 2022 3:54 pm1142d ago
“We’ll be bold, we’ll be strong, we’ll be powerful,” says Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren. Indeed.
Sports Jul. 25, 2022 5:32 pm1143d ago
Golf announcer and podcaster Colt Knost tries to bring fun and accessibility to the masses. He played in Monday’s Zach Johnson Foundation Classic in Cedar Rapids.
Iowa Football Jul. 25, 2022 10:24 am1143d ago
If you ever had a reason to be jealous of Nebraska football, Aug. 27 is the day. Iowans will watch as the Huskers and Northwestern clash in Ireland next month.
Iowa Basketball Jul. 20, 2022 4:44 pm1148d ago
Iowa’s Keegan Murray stayed consistently hot in a city with 111-degree weather, and made a lot of Sacramento Kings fans enthused with his play in the NBA Summer League.
Iowa Basketball Jul. 19, 2022 5:47 pm1149d ago
Kris Murray, the brother of All-American Keegan Murray, is ready to shoulder more responsibility in the coming Iowa men’s basketball season.
Iowa Basketball Jul. 18, 2022 2:11 pm1150d ago
Iowa’s Keegan Murray was named the Most Valuable Player of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. The rooke from Iowa played in four games for the Sacramento Kings in the league, averaging 23.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.9 minutes per game.
Sports Jul. 11, 2022 11:41 am1157d ago
Cedar Rapids’ Zach Johnson, has great memories about his 2015 Open Championship win at the Old Course.
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 11, 2022 11:45 am1157d ago
Marengo native Matt Zuber’s track and field feats were the foundation for a life of bigger things.