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Mike Hlas @Hlas

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

Joined May 2008
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Mike Hlas@Hlas
21 Nov 2025
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. thegazette.com/sports/my-fir…

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Greg Abbott
@GregAbbott_TX
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Spurs about to dunk on Knicks like Texas has been dunking on New York. Go Spurs Go 🔥👽
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Jalen Brunson seems like good people. I covered a NY-Indiana playoff game two years ago that the Pacers won, and heard him at a postgame interview. He seemed like a total gentleman and has seemed that way every time I've heard him speak since. What an incredible player.
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Live webcam of an NYC Game 5 watch party. youtube.com/watch?v=n1i6K_nW…

Knicks vs Spurs: LIVE watch party in New York for NBA Finals Game 5

Live from New York as Knicks fans gather to watch Game 5 of the NBA...

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Joe Tipton
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NEWS: 4⭐️ Jack Kohnen, the No. 31 overall recruit in the 2027 class, has committed to Iowa State, he tells @Rivals. The 6-6 small forward ultimately picked the Cyclones after also considering Nebraska and Iowa. Read: on3.com/rivals/news/four-sta…
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USMNT Only
@usmntonly
Jun 12
Mexicans dancing and singing GANGNAM STYLE with the Koreans in Mexico after South Korea's World Cup win 😭

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Sky Sports Football
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Safe to say the Tartan Army were impressed by this Boston officer's keepie-uppie skills 😅👮
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In front of the Lincoln Memorial.
MeidasTouch
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What an embarrassment for the United States
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Hlas column: The United States felt united for two hours on Friday night, thanks to a soccer team that played like a buzz saw. mikehlas.substack.com/p/on-f…
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Cedar Rapids liked that fourth U.S. goal.
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Here come the Knicks.
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Gary Parrish
@GaryParrishCBS
Jun 13
If Paraguay has a strait to close, I'd advise doing it now.
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Is everybody happy?
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There are at least 15 TV screens at Big Grove in Cedar Rapids. All of them are showing the World Cup.
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It's a bad night to be a soccer fan in Asuncion.
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If Paraguay wins, renounce your citizenship. Or buy a tub of ice cream at a grocery store and make a milkshake at home. You've got options.
Steak 'n Shake
@SteaknShake
Jun 12
If America beats Paraguay in tonight's World Cup match, come celebrate at Steak n Shake tomorrow with a Patriot milkshake for only 25 cents! Limited to one milkshake per customer. 🇺🇸 ⚽️ 🏟 🇺🇸
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Iowa's minimum wage is $7.25 an hour.
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USMNT Only
@usmntonly
Jun 12
Mexico fans got a DUCK 🦆 wearing a 🇲🇽 kit 😭

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It's kind of like San Antonio Spurs fans in New York.
Devin Heroux
@Devin_Heroux
Jun 12
A really nice moment here. Bosnia and Herzegovina fans get caught up in the middle of Canada’s March to the Match. And they’re being met with high fives as they pass through the sea of red.
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Scones and mushrooms for breakfast? 🤯
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