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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
Podcasts Sep. 5, 2025 6:00 am21h ago
The Gazette sports writers Madison Hricik and Mike Hlas joined by The Gazette correspondent Rob Gray to discuss the upcoming 2025 Cy-Hawk football game at Jack Trice Stadium Saturday, September 6, 2025.
Iowa Football Sep. 5, 2025 1:55 pm13h ago
Which instate series has had more nail-biters of late than Iowa-Iowa State. Nobody, and it isn’t particularly close.
Iowa Football Sep. 4, 2025 12:12 pm1d ago
Actually, it isn’t an octagon, and both teams will survive. It’s called hyperbole.
Sports Sep. 2, 2025 5:28 pm3d ago
It will be a very tough chore for anyone to catch the number of wins Iowa’s Ferentz is going to post before his career is done.
Iowa Basketball Sep. 2, 2025 3:47 pm3d ago
Raveling was a College Basketball Hall of Famer who bridged the Lute Olson and Tom Davis eras at Iowa and brought a lot of talent to the Hawkeyes in a short time
Sports Sep. 1, 2025 10:06 pm4d ago
Spoiler alert: Ohio State is his No. 1. Spoiler alert II: The only team from Alabama on his ballot is Auburn.
Iowa Football Aug. 31, 2025 2:59 pm5d ago
If it seemed like Ries was everywhere for Iowa on special teams in its 34-7 win over Albany, it may be because he was.
Iowa Football Aug. 30, 2025 8:34 pm6d ago
Hawkeyes pull away after a slow start against an unheralded FCS team
Iowa Football Aug. 30, 2025 10:10 am6d ago
After a dormant period, quarterback and offensive line appear to be positions that are very good to Iowa this year
Sports Aug. 28, 2025 12:19 pm8d ago
ESPN College GameDay commentator is making his last appearance Saturday. Before that, Corso was a coach who used a coffin to make a point.
Iowa Football Aug. 28, 2025 6:00 am8d ago
The Gazette sports writers Madison Hricik and Mike Hlas discuss the upcoming 2025 Iowa Hawkeye Football season including their first game against University of Albany at Kinnick Stadium Saturday, August 30, 2025.
Sports Aug. 27, 2025 5:11 pm9d ago
Farley was UNI’s head coach for the last 24 years.
Sports Aug. 28, 2025 10:43 am8d ago
Albany, the city, was the site of great Hawkeye memories in another sport last year.
Iowa Football Aug. 27, 2025 3:45 pm9d ago
Higgins had 15 tackles for Baltimore over three preseason games, as well as an interception and a forced fumble.
Iowa Football Aug. 27, 2025 10:23 am9d ago
Gronowski, 49-6 as a college starter, is likely to inflict pain on the UAlbany Great Danes Saturday similar to the hurt he and South Dakota State delivered to the Danes in the 2023 FCS playoffs