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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 Jan. 26, 2022 6:20 pm1378d ago
Iowa men’s basketball seeks its first win of the season against a ranked opponent, and tries to get above .500 in the Big Ten for the first time this season Thursday against No. 6 Purdue.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 26, 2022 10:44 am1379d ago
For a fast-paced offensive team, Iowa’s turnover numbers have been remarkably low this season. Plus, the Hawkeyes’ defense has been prolific at steals lately.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 23, 2022 9:31 pm1381d ago
Iowa men’s basketball rebounded from a terrible first-half rebounding effort to outboard and outplay Penn State, and even its Big Ten record at 4-4.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 22, 2022 5:45 pm1383d ago
Iowa beat Penn State 68-51 and improved to 4-4 in the Big Ten with its third win in its last four games. The Murray twins topped the Hawkeyes in scoring in their most one-sided conference win.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 27, 2022 3:03 pm1378d ago
Iowa 2022 men’s basketball recruit Josh Dix suffered a serious leg injury in Council Bluffs Lincoln’s game Friday.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 21, 2022 9:46 pm1383d ago
North Dakota transfer Filip Rebraca has played considerably more minutes and earned that playing time in Iowa’s last two games.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 21, 2022 12:41 pm1384d ago
Iowa men’s basketball having a Saturday home game is a rare thing indeed. Fans have seized the opportunity and bought every available ticket.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 20, 2022 12:54 pm1385d ago
A questionable foul call on Iowa’s Keegan Murray with two seconds left prevented the Hawkeyes from taking their basketball rock fight with Rutgers into overtime.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 19, 2022 10:07 pm1385d ago
In a rather gruesome affair basketball-wise, the Rutgers men’s basketball team defeated Iowa, 48-46, on Wednesday night in Piscataway, N.J.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 19, 2022 7:47 am1386d ago
Iowa men’s basketball takes a two-game winning streak to New Jersey to play a veteran Rutgers team that, like Iowa, is coming off a Big Ten road win.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 18, 2022 6:38 pm1386d ago
Jordan Bohannon and the Iowa men’s basketball team have fared very well in New Jersey over their last four trips. Wednesday’s game at Rutgers figures to be at least as tough as Iowa’s last two games there, both two-point wins
Iowa Basketball Jan. 18, 2022 1:35 pm1387d ago
A 23-point Iowa men’s basketball lead with 15:48 lead became a three-point edge entering the final minute. Then Keegan Murray made a deep shot deep in the shot clock, and Iowa escaped with an 81-71 win at Minnesota.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 18, 2022 1:31 pm1387d ago
Iowa men’s basketball saw a 23-point second-half lead shrivel to three before regrouping and staving off short-handed Minnesota. Iowa will take a 3-3 Big Ten record to Rutgers Wednesday.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 15, 2022 5:32 pm1390d ago
When Richard Pitino was fired as Minnesota’s coach last March, almost the entire Gophers’ roster followed him out of Minneapolis. But new coach Ben Johnson restocked in a hurry, and has a competitive team in Year One.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 15, 2022 6:46 pm1389d ago
How to watch and what to know about Sunday’s Iowa-Minnesota men’s basketball game.

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