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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. 20, 2025 7:30 am7h ago
The mess caused by Iowa’s 66-yard field goal try that turned into a Nittany Lions touchdown late in the first half could have set the Hawkeyes spiraling, but Ferentz’s team pulled together and got the job done with the game on the line.
Iowa Football Oct. 18, 2025 11:15 pm1d ago
Quarterback Mark Gronowski had 130 rushing yards, with 67 on the play that flipped the game
Iowa Football Oct. 17, 2025 6:00 am3d ago
With James Franklin gone, Penn State wants to jolt the Kinnick Stadium crowd Saturday after UCLA and Northwestern shocked the world by shocking the Nittany Lions.
Sports Oct. 16, 2025 4:48 pm3d ago
On Wednesday, Cedar Rapids’ Murray tacked on five years and $140 million to his Sacramento Kings contract. Thursday, Cedar Falls’ Green was extended four years for $45M with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Iowa Football Oct. 16, 2025 1:08 pm4d ago
Penn State is struggling lately. Penn Station, however, continues to keep humming.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 15, 2025 4:47 pm4d ago
McCollum and many of his Iowa players have experienced winning and postseason success. Now they try to add to that at college basketball’s highest level.
Sports Oct. 15, 2025 4:23 pm4d ago
The 6-foot-10 Folgueiras was the Horizon League’s Player of the Year last season for NCAA tournament team Robert Morris.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 14, 2025 4:44 pm5d ago
Hawkeyes need to introduce themselves to Iowa fans after Ben McCollum assembled a roster with only one returning scholarship player.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 14, 2025 12:55 pm6d ago
Center Ava Heiden finished last season with a flourish for the Hawkeyes. Now she’s stepping into the starting lineup and great expectations.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 13, 2025 12:56 pm7d ago
Banks, charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct at an Iowa City bar, was Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Man of the Year for Ben McCollum last season at Drake.
Iowa Basketball Oct. 14, 2025 11:03 am6d ago
Sandfort waived Tuesday after getting signed by the Thunder Monday, now seems headed to OKC’s G League team.
Iowa Football Oct. 12, 2025 9:47 am8d ago
Iowa responded to its home loss to Indiana in its most-recent game by thoroughly dominating a formerly great rival in Wisconsin and continuing the Badgers’ free fall.
Iowa Football Oct. 11, 2025 9:16 pm8d ago
Hawkeyes used two first-quarter picks to set up scores and picked apart the Badgers to retain the Heartland Trophy.
Iowa Football Oct. 10, 2025 11:44 am10d ago
The Badgers have lost seven straight Big Ten games, and their fans seem to be reaching a breaking point.
Sports Oct. 9, 2025 7:00 pm10d ago
Immensely popular barnstorming baseball/entertainment team will bring its fun and talent to Iowa’s football stadium for two nights.