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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 Oct. 7, 2022 5:13 pm1124d ago
Hlastradamus picks the easiest path by pandering in this week’s college football picks, but it’s also the right road.
Iowa Football Oct. 7, 2022 9:39 am1125d ago
It would seem to be a natural that Iowa and Illinois would have a storied football rivalry, being in the same conference and being in bordering states. But they don’t. The Hawkeyes will try to extend their dominance over Illini this century.
Iowa Football Oct. 6, 2022 3:01 pm1125d ago
Illinois has a 294-0 lead ... in miles of toll roads. Here are 20 Fun Facts ahead of Saturday’s Iowa football game at Illinois.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 5, 2022 6:20 pm1126d ago
Keegan Murray is off to the NBA. Brother Kris and his teammates are ready to fill the gap for Iowa men’s basketball in 2022-23.
Sports Oct. 4, 2022 5:28 pm1127d ago
Wisconsin firing head football coach Paul Chryst may seem nuts, but if someone’s willing to pay for it ...
Iowa Basketball Oct. 4, 2022 9:59 am1128d 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 am1128d ago
Fresh off blasting the Badgers, Illinois is playing very good football.
Hawk Off the Press Oct. 1, 2022 6:08 pm1130d 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 pm1130d ago
Iowa showed more of its offensive mediocrity in a 27-14 to Michigan.
Iowa Football Oct. 1, 2022 3:57 pm1130d 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 am1131d ago
Hint: The favorite is favored by most
Iowa Football Sep. 30, 2022 8:35 am1132d ago
Hlastradamus, who is as hot as Kansas’ football team, has your weekly college football winners.
Iowa Football Sep. 30, 2022 8:38 am1132d 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 pm1132d 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 pm1132d 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.

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