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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 Sep. 2, 2022 9:57 am1160d ago
If Iowa football doesn’t top Vegas’ over/under number of 7.5 wins in 2022, something has gone very wrong.
Iowa Football Sep. 1, 2022 10:15 am1161d ago
South Dakota State vs. Iowa football Fun Facts: A man named Eagle will do play-by-play for Jackrabbits-Hawks.
Iowa Football Aug. 30, 2022 4:35 pm1162d ago
Iowa wide receivers Arland Bruce and Keagan Johnson, and running backs Gavin Williams and Leshon Williams are all sophomores. They need to be reliable playmakers for the Hawkeyes this season.
Iowa Football Aug. 29, 2022 5:09 pm1163d ago
It’s a small world after all, at least when you compare Barcelona’s stadium with Iowa’s.
Iowa Football Aug. 29, 2022 8:35 am1164d ago
South Dakota State is no Week 1 pushover for Iowa football, as you’ll be repeatedly reminded this week.
Iowa Football Aug. 15, 2022 11:37 am1177d ago
At 59, Iowa defensive coordinator Phil Parker has gotten better with age and seems eager for more.
Sports Aug. 12, 2022 9:36 am1181d 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 am1181d ago
Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers is taking a less-traveled path to late-career success.
Sports Aug. 8, 2022 11:01 am1184d 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 pm1186d 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 pm1190d 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 am1192d 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 pm1197d 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 pm1198d 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 am1199d 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.

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