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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 Sep. 18, 2025 4:50 pm3d ago
Ben McCollum’s first game as Iowa’s coach is Nov. 4. His first matchup with a Big Ten foe is Dec. 2 at Michigan State.
Iowa Football Sep. 18, 2025 12:36 pm3d ago
If you feed a Jersey Shore seagull, it’s going to want more, more, more.
Iowa Football Sep. 18, 2025 9:42 am3d ago
It’s a Blackout game in Piscataway, but it’s unlikely to rival the Northeast Blackout of 2003.
Sports Sep. 16, 2025 3:39 pm5d ago
No college QB has won more games than Gronowski, but he starts Friday night at 0 in Big Ten.
Iowa Football Sep. 16, 2025 11:22 am5d ago
Ferentz got Win No. 206 Saturday, and his players brought him into their Swarm afterward as a fitting tribune
Iowa Football Sep. 14, 2025 1:42 pm7d ago
Hawkeyes breeze in final game before Big Ten play starts
Iowa Basketball Sep. 13, 2025 6:19 pm8d ago
From Camas, Wash., Harris bypassed homestate schools Washington and Gonzaga to join the Hawkeyes’ 2026 recruiting class.
Iowa Football Sep. 12, 2025 2:26 pm9d ago
Here’s what $1.7 million gets you in 2025: A home gate and what ought to be a rout of an overmatched Massachusetts team
Iowa Basketball Sep. 12, 2025 11:29 am9d ago
Hawkeyes start first season under Ben McCollum with five straight home games.
Sports Sep. 11, 2025 11:36 am10d ago
The Minutemen haven’t had a winning football season in how long?
Iowa Football Sep. 10, 2025 11:07 am11d ago
Iowa’s Ferentz will take sole possession of wins while coaching in the Big Ten Saturday night. It’s about longevity, and longevity is nothing to dismiss lightly.
Iowa Football Sep. 9, 2025 9:28 am12d ago
Hawkeyes get the chance to redeem themselves Saturday when they play the Minutemen in Iowa City.
Iowa Football Sep. 7, 2025 12:55 pm14d ago
UMass isn’t the worst team in FBS. It is, however, very, very, very, very close.
Iowa Football Sep. 6, 2025 7:33 pm15d ago
With tight end Gabe Burkle of Cedar Rapids making the play of the game, Iowa State kept a drive going and vanquished a 6-game home losing streak against their state-rival in another white-knuckler between the two.
Iowa Football Sep. 6, 2025 7:48 pm15d ago
The Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 16-13 in Ames and here’s a dive into the game and series by the numbers.