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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
Hawkeye Wrestling May. 10, 2022 12:49 pm1219d ago
The highest spring-semester cumulative grade-point average among University of Iowa male athletic teams belonged to its wrestling squad. The highest fall-semester cumulative GPA of UI men’s teams did, too.
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports May. 9, 2022 4:35 pm1220d ago
Iowa pitcher Adam Mazur is having a sensational Big Ten baseball season so far.
Iowa Basketball May. 5, 2022 11:05 am1224d ago
Will Iowa junior-to-be Kris Murray join brother Keegan Murray in the 2022 draft or come back to Iowa for one more season of college basketball?
Iowa Football May. 4, 2022 3:09 pm1225d ago
NIL and the transfer portal are interesting and all, but the game of college football will remain the same.
Iowa Basketball May. 2, 2022 11:55 am1227d ago
Amarion Nimmers, a 6-foot-3 shooting guard from Rock Island, Ill, announced Saturday he was committing to play men’s basketball at Iowa.
Iowa High School Football Apr. 30, 2022 8:00 am1229d ago
Mount Vernon had its NFL first-round draft pick in 2020 with Tristan Wirfs. It was Solon’s turn with Tyler Linderbaum on Thursday night.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 28, 2022 1:14 pm1231d ago
Iowa 6-foot-10 sophomore center Josh Ogundele has taken himself out of the NCAA transfer portal and will return to the Hawkeyes’ men’s basketball team.
Sports Apr. 28, 2022 11:53 am1231d ago
Thursday night is another reminder of how bloated and self-important the NFL can be.
Iowa Football Apr. 27, 2022 10:24 am1232d ago
Who would be first-round picks from the Hawkeyes if there were do-over drafts?
UNI Panther Football Apr. 26, 2022 12:39 pm1233d ago
Northern Iowa’s Trevor Penning, an offensive tackle from Clear Lake, seems sure to hear his name called during Thursday’s NFL Draft first round.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 25, 2022 4:30 pm1234d ago
Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced on Monday that he has elevated Courtney Eldridge to assistant coach, replacing the position that opened last week when Iowa assistant Billy Taylor became Elon University’s head coach.
Iowa Football Apr. 23, 2022 5:07 pm1236d ago
If the offense is competent, Iowa could enjoy another big season. What might lead you to believe Iowa has a chance for its third-straight full season of 10-plus wins is defense.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 21, 2022 9:41 pm1238d ago
Iowa men’s basketball guard Connor McCaffery will return to the Hawkeyes for a sixth season.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 14, 2022 1:36 pm1245d ago
Iowa sophomore forward Kris Murray will go through the NBA draft early-entry process, then decide whether to return to the Hawkeyes.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 11, 2022 12:10 pm1248d ago
Toussaint played three seasons for Iowa