Mike Hlas

Former sports columnist at The Gazette. Now part of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. See me at

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Hlas column: The journey really does matter more than the destination, and the people are more important than the scoreboard. A personal story as the final football game I cover at Kinnick Stadium for the Gazette nears. https://t.co/IKnpm7gnqk

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@GeniusMilo That guard is the Person of the Week.

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That guard is the Person of the Week.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

wow -- CNN broadcast footage of an Arlington guard yelling at a group with Pete Hegseth to "MAINTAIN SILENCE ... PAY RESPECT!" after someone in his entourage started laughing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Believe it, playa. https://t.co/xKM6MMlXxb

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Oh, it's going to get interesting in these parts.

[Ralph D. Russo @ralphDrussoATH]

I think there is a very real chance we’re going to be talking a lot about Iowa over the next three weeks.
Congrats: @KegsnEggs

[Carter Lowe @carterl0we]

Miami of Ohio receives an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty because the scoreboard operator put photos of field goal posts on the video board in order to confuse the Bobcats kicker

#MACtion

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@IowaHawksBB 66 percent. Not great.

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Iowa shot 47 free throws to Virginia Tech's 33, out-rebounded Virginia Tech by 14, and lost. Hawkeyes have never won in Sioux City.

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Iowa is 0-1 in the Brava Roof Tile era.

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Iowa is 15th in the new CFP rankings. It will be even closer to the top 11 next week.

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A reminder that there's no such thing as a defensive possession.

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Australia

[WNBL @WNBL]

WNBA star Kate Martin has committed to the Bendigo Spirit as a Rostered Player for Abbey Wehrung, pending League approval 🤩

Read more: https://t.co/ssEJ3CuqDR

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@JamesSurowiecki I couldn't make that fine event, but I did fast between 10 and 11 a.m. today.

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@EliotClough The helmet suggests a head injury, but he may be aware of what he's doing.

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Brava Roof Tile, from the mean streets of Washington, Iowa.

Beats the heck out of JPMorganChase (Ohio State's patch sponsor, at $17M per year). Now if Brava wants to sponsor a Substack, I'll write my guts out for it.

[Pat Harty @PatHarty]

Iowa Athletics @TheIowaHawkeyes introduces Brava Roof Tile as the program's first official jersey patch partner.https://t.co/HW70M4FZIf

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

“He said it’s a free bar again tonight, so I just said that”

The Plymouth Parkway team celebrating after reaching the FA Cup second round proper and finding out they’re getting a free bar tonight 😅🤩

[Pat Harty @PatHarty]

Mike @Hlas column: The @HawkeyeFootball team is going to the college playoff despite all the variables.https://t.co/F15GGLvvyK

[Message Board Geniuses @BoardGeniuses]

#Michigan just needs to stop scheduling #MichiganState.

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@Douthat60 Job well-done, Ross.

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But will Purdue's players know?

[Adam Rittenberg @ESPNRittenberg]

Purdue coach Barry Odom is not publicly naming the team's defensive play-caller after Kevin Kane's firing. Odom said he will reveal the play-caller after this week's game against Iowa.

[Heather Dinich @CFBHeather]

The CFP and ESPN have agreed on a five-year, nearly $1.7 billion deal that will expand the field to 24 teams in 2027 with ESPN as its continued broadcast partner, sources told ESPN, a seismic move that also eliminates the lucrative Power 4 conference championship games.