Mike Hlas
@mikehlas.bsky.social
Sports columnist, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette. Troubadour. Power lifter. Collector of nothing but dust. Born in a log cabin.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'd like to get about 100,000 new followers here before the close of business hours today. If you could help me accomplish that goal, I think I can get you a tote bag.
The Bounce: Bennett Stirtz won't come out of Iowa games, Tate Sage is a freshman revelation for the Hawkeyes, Luka Garza has his best game as a Boston Celtic, Fran McCaffery's Penn team sets school scoring record. www.thegazette.com/sports/forty...
Forty minutes will be Bennett Stirtz's norm for Iowa men's basketball
Stirtz led the nation last year with 39.1 minutes per game at Drake
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November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Bounce: Bennett Stirtz won't come out of Iowa games, Tate Sage is a freshman revelation for the Hawkeyes, Luka Garza has his best game as a Boston Celtic, Fran McCaffery's Penn team sets school scoring record. www.thegazette.com/sports/forty...
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Former Iowa player Molly Davis on the current Hawkeyes: ‘They’re really freaking good’
Former player Molly Davis on the current Hawkeyes: 'They're really freaking good'
Women's basketball: Molly Davis, a backup point guard on Iowa's NCAA runner-up teams of 2023 and 2024, serves as a graduate assistant at Evansville.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Former Iowa player Molly Davis on the current Hawkeyes: ‘They’re really freaking good’
Hlas column: Hawkeyes were oh, so close to staying in the College Football Playoff picture. Instead, they step back into the shadow after an 18-16 loss to the Ducks of Oregon, a heartbreaker in a true Big Ten battle of fighters. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
Wet, wild roller coaster ride for Iowa football ends with cruel thud against Oregon
Hawkeyes were oh, so close to staying in the College Football Playoff picture. Instead, they were 18-16 losers to the mighty Ducks of Oregon, a heartbreaker in a true Big Ten battle of fighters.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Hlas column: Hawkeyes were oh, so close to staying in the College Football Playoff picture. Instead, they step back into the shadow after an 18-16 loss to the Ducks of Oregon, a heartbreaker in a true Big Ten battle of fighters. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
"Big Al" was big on stealing the ball Friday night. The 6-foot-10 Alvaro Folgueiras had three steals off the bench in his first four minutes of playing, giving Iowa an early spark in its win over Western Illinois. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
"Big Al" helps spark Iowa to 77-58 men's basketball win over Western Illinois
Alvaro Folgueiras came off the bench to get three steals within four minutes of the first half, helping the Hawkeyes erase a brief early deficit and go on to a comfortable win.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"Big Al" was big on stealing the ball Friday night. The 6-foot-10 Alvaro Folgueiras had three steals off the bench in his first four minutes of playing, giving Iowa an early spark in its win over Western Illinois. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Final: Iowa 77, Western Illinois 58. Iowa shot 52 percent. Bennett Stirtz had 24 points, 7 assists, 0 turnovers. Not a game to remember, but it goes in the win column.
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Final: Iowa 77, Western Illinois 58. Iowa shot 52 percent. Bennett Stirtz had 24 points, 7 assists, 0 turnovers. Not a game to remember, but it goes in the win column.
How America is picking the Oregon-Iowa game: www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
How America picks the Oregon-Iowa football game. Spoiler: No consensus
If Iowa fans value the opinion of Kirk Herbstreit, they'll enjoy his prediction about the Ducks-Hawkeyes game
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November 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
How America is picking the Oregon-Iowa game: www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
Hlas column: It's been a long time since Iowa football had a November home game that mattered as much as Saturday's clash with Oregon. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
Can Iowa football add Ducks to its list of notable November knockout prey?
Yes, Oregon-Iowa is a game with College Football Playoff implications. For both teams.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hlas column: It's been a long time since Iowa football had a November home game that mattered as much as Saturday's clash with Oregon. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
Info for Friday's Western Illinois-Iowa men's basketball game: Time, livestreaming, and notes about the teams. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Western Illinois-Iowa men's basketball glance: Time/streaming/game info (Nov. 7, 2025)
Hawkeyes are 11-0 against the Leathernecks, and 12-0 looks like a safe assumption.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Info for Friday's Western Illinois-Iowa men's basketball game: Time, livestreaming, and notes about the teams. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Fun Facts: Oregon-Iowa. What a long, strange trip it's been. The Hawkeyes and the Grateful Dead have something in common, and it involves Oregon. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Fun Facts: Oregon-Iowa. What a long, strange trip it's been. The Hawkeyes and the Grateful Dead have something in common, and it involves Oregon. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
It's the shank of the evening in Dublin. www.earthcam.com/world/irelan...
Dublin Cam
Visit the heart of Dublin, Ireland! Perched on top of the Temple Bar Pharmacy, experience the energy and excitement of this popular city.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It's the shank of the evening in Dublin. www.earthcam.com/world/irelan...
A look at Iowa's season-opening 101-69 men's basketball win over Robert Morris, how former Hawkeyes fared in their debuts elsewhere, and more: www.thegazette.com/sports/the-b...
The Bounce: Looking at Iowa men's basketball's opening win, and more
As much as scoring 101 points, the story for the Hawkeyes in their win over Robert Morris may have been a little extra noise from their fans
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November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A look at Iowa's season-opening 101-69 men's basketball win over Robert Morris, how former Hawkeyes fared in their debuts elsewhere, and more: www.thegazette.com/sports/the-b...
Eight dunks and 101 points? This wasn't supposed to be Iowa's offense under Ben McCollum, but the Hawkeyes' defense led to a lot of offense in a 101-69 men's basketball win over Robert Morris that opened McCollum's tenure at Iowa. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Iowa men have dunk-a-thon amid crowd-pleasing defense in opening-game romp
Hawkeyes get 101-69 win over Robert Morris in Ben McCollum's first game as Iowa's coach, with several of his former Drake players getting off to good starts.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Eight dunks and 101 points? This wasn't supposed to be Iowa's offense under Ben McCollum, but the Hawkeyes' defense led to a lot of offense in a 101-69 men's basketball win over Robert Morris that opened McCollum's tenure at Iowa. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
This week's forecast for Valdez, Alaska:
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This week's forecast for Valdez, Alaska:
Robert Morris-Iowa men's basketball glance for Tuesday's season-opener: Time/TV/game info. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Robert Morris-Iowa men's basketball glance: Time/TV/game info (Nov. 4, 2025)
The Ben McCollum era at Iowa tips off with a visit from the defending Horizon League champion.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Robert Morris-Iowa men's basketball glance for Tuesday's season-opener: Time/TV/game info. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Ben McCollum said he turned down "two, three, four" Division I coaching jobs from 2017 until going to Drake last year. His Iowa on-court tenure starts Tuesday as he tries to build on a 16-year career that's been chock full o' winning. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Ben McCollum says "dumb luck" led to him coaching Iowa men, but it's not dumb or lucky
McCollum's on-court tenure with the Hawkeyes starts Tuesday night after a hugely successful 16-year college coaching career at Northwest Missouri State and Drake.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ben McCollum said he turned down "two, three, four" Division I coaching jobs from 2017 until going to Drake last year. His Iowa on-court tenure starts Tuesday as he tries to build on a 16-year career that's been chock full o' winning. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Hlas column: Suddenly, college basketball season is upon us. It will take some time to get to know the Iowa men's team. A dozen new players and a new head coach will introduce themselves to Hawkeye fans, starting Tuesday. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
This isn't a renovation, it's a whole new ballgame for Iowa men's hoops
A new coach and a dozen new players give the Hawkeyes a fresh face, starting Tuesday.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hlas column: Suddenly, college basketball season is upon us. It will take some time to get to know the Iowa men's team. A dozen new players and a new head coach will introduce themselves to Hawkeye fans, starting Tuesday. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...
Next Saturday's Oregon-Iowa game will be at 2:30 CT in CBS.
November 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Next Saturday's Oregon-Iowa game will be at 2:30 CT in CBS.
High school football finals:
Freedom 41, McDowell 0
Freedom 27, Wrightstown 13
Freedom 58, South Haven Christian 22
Stone Bridge 58, Freedom 0
Golden 30, Rifle 20
Manual 52, Male 13
Edna Karr 48, John Curtis 26
Seventy-First 46, South View 22
Strom Thurmond 32, Ninety Six 10
Freedom 41, McDowell 0
Freedom 27, Wrightstown 13
Freedom 58, South Haven Christian 22
Stone Bridge 58, Freedom 0
Golden 30, Rifle 20
Manual 52, Male 13
Edna Karr 48, John Curtis 26
Seventy-First 46, South View 22
Strom Thurmond 32, Ninety Six 10
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
High school football finals:
Freedom 41, McDowell 0
Freedom 27, Wrightstown 13
Freedom 58, South Haven Christian 22
Stone Bridge 58, Freedom 0
Golden 30, Rifle 20
Manual 52, Male 13
Edna Karr 48, John Curtis 26
Seventy-First 46, South View 22
Strom Thurmond 32, Ninety Six 10
Freedom 41, McDowell 0
Freedom 27, Wrightstown 13
Freedom 58, South Haven Christian 22
Stone Bridge 58, Freedom 0
Golden 30, Rifle 20
Manual 52, Male 13
Edna Karr 48, John Curtis 26
Seventy-First 46, South View 22
Strom Thurmond 32, Ninety Six 10
I picked a heck of a time to recently become a YouTube TV subscriber. Adios, ESPN. We know who the loser will be in their dispute, and it's not Google or Disney. www.thegazette.com/sports/no-es...
No ESPN on a college football Saturday on YouTube TV? Get the torches and pitchforks!
We already know who the loser will be in a dispute between Google and Disney, and it's not Google or Disney. It is those of us who feed those beasts.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I picked a heck of a time to recently become a YouTube TV subscriber. Adios, ESPN. We know who the loser will be in their dispute, and it's not Google or Disney. www.thegazette.com/sports/no-es...
Bluesky is better than X. I mean, come on. Just the names alone tell you all you need to know.
October 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Bluesky is better than X. I mean, come on. Just the names alone tell you all you need to know.
Hlas column: An exclusive interview with an Associated Press college football Top 25 voter who thinks his 65 brothers and sisters on the panel are missing the boat when it comes to Iowa. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
Iowa football team is unranked and unrecognized by AP voters. But not all of them.
In an exclusive interview with one Associated Press football poll-voter, we learn why he went against the grain and voted the Hawkeyes No. 19 this week
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October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Hlas column: An exclusive interview with an Associated Press college football Top 25 voter who thinks his 65 brothers and sisters on the panel are missing the boat when it comes to Iowa. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
Weather forecast for Valdez, Alaska:
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday: Rain/snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, high near 31.
Thursday: Rain, high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday: Rain/snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, high near 31.
Thursday: Rain, high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Weather forecast for Valdez, Alaska:
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday: Rain/snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, high near 31.
Thursday: Rain, high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Wednesday: Rain/snow likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, high near 31.
Thursday: Rain, high near 42. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Hlas column: Hawkeyes say they're hungry for more. Past Novembers have been very good to surging Iowa and its QB, Mark Gronowski. They'll start this November with one of the most-anticipated games at Kinnick Stadium in a while, against Oregon. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
Iowa football team has given itself a chance for a November to remember
Past Novembers have been very good to the Hawkeyes and their quarterback, Mark Gronowski. They'll start this November with one of the most-anticipated games at Kinnick Stadium in a while, against Oreg...
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October 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hlas column: Hawkeyes say they're hungry for more. Past Novembers have been very good to surging Iowa and its QB, Mark Gronowski. They'll start this November with one of the most-anticipated games at Kinnick Stadium in a while, against Oregon. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
Hlas column: Kaden Wetjen rowed the boat for Iowa, and things went swimmingly for all the Hawkeyes in their 41-3 obliteration of Minnesota. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...
One big smirking-face emoji of a 41-3 domination for Iowa over the Gophers
Floyd of Rosedale only needed to watch the first 19 minutes of this game's 60 to see he was staying in Iowa City for another year.
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October 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Hlas column: Kaden Wetjen rowed the boat for Iowa, and things went swimmingly for all the Hawkeyes in their 41-3 obliteration of Minnesota. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...