@Hlas

Former sports columnist at The Gazette. Now part of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. See me at https://nitter.cf/t.co/2OtJupxStA

 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
mikehlas.substack.com/
Joined May 2008
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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. thegazette.com/sports/my-fir…
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Iowa is 17th in the AP football Top 25.
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Not sure Putin saw this coming 4 years ago. War is hell.
Wu Tang is for the Children
@WUTangKids
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Moscow burning….🇺🇦 💪!
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The great @ChuckCulpepper1 encapsulating the scene in Oxford unlike any other: espn.com/college-football/st…

A cathartic win 293 days in the making: Hanging in The Grove for Lane Kiffin's return

After unmatched hype and buildup -- and an epic scene at The Grove -- Ole Miss got the best of Lane Kiffin and LSU.

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Dan Wolken
@DanWolken
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This video is great context for everything that has happened in the first half
On3
@On3
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WATCH: LSU RB coach and former Ole Miss coach Kevin Smith talks to Rebel fans👀 “The best running backs to ever come through here is because of me.” (via @BatonRougeBKM) nitter.cf/BatonRougeBKM/status/2…
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If your students aren't burning couches after big wins, shut down your football program.
Sports Illustrated
@SInow
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Kentucky fans are burning couches after taking down No. 9 Texas A&M 🔥 (via @jensreporting)
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Jeremy Werner
@JWerner247
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Brexli Bielema ended her dad’s press conference with a joke. #illini
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Kamran Nia
@kamran_nia
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Colorado players talking trash about Northwestern’s temporary stadium ahead of this evening’s game: “This place f*cking sucks” “Sh*t sounds like a f*cking library.”
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Thanks much to Iowa associate AD Matt Weitzel (@BigWeitz) for putting this together with thoughtfulness and making it very nice. I'm not a Hawkeye or a member of any other fan base in college sports, but I like good people and can name many of them at Iowa.
The Iowa Hawkeyes
@TheIowaHawkeyes
Sep 19
Written in Kinnick Stadium history ✍️ Congratulations to Steve Roe, Mike Hlas, Gary Dolphin and the late Steve Batterson on being added to the Kinnick Stadium Media Wall of Fame.
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Today we are all NC State football. You can deny it, but in a quiet moment later tonight you'll admit it to yourself. It's OK. You're only human.
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How many times have you wished you could act like this at your workplace? How long would it have been before they cleaned out your desk and had your key card to the office disabled?
BrickCenter
@BrickCenter_
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Greg Schiano about to SWING on the ref 😭
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zach turba@TurbaZach
Sep 19
First LSU fan spotted in the Grove is wearing the ankle monitor 😂 can’t make this up. Respect to LSU sending their best👏
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Friday high school football finals: Bluejacket 45, Olive 0 Bonham 28, Venus 16 Hurricane 49, Dixie 10 Weeping Water 24, Palmer 8 Newcastle 12, Tongue River 7 Eupora 22, Water Valley 8 Martinsville 29, Dan River 3 Vidor 45, Iowa 42 Goshen 5, Plymouth 2 (OT)
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Oskaloosa’s Homecoming game tonight against Washington has been canceled.
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FactPost
@factpostnews
Sep 18
Trump announces he is banning CNN, Politico, and MSNOW from the White House
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I worked with Sam for many years. The man deeply cares and does good work. He and I hope to work together again one day. Our current plan is for him to run the operation and for me to park the cars.
The Gazette@gazettedotcom
Sep 18
Re-introducing Sam Paxton, The Gazette's new sports editor: "Every day, we continue to adapt to the ever-evolving times. In this role, I can promise you, I (we) will continue to do my (our) best. We hear you." Read Paxton's column at the link in bio.
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Tim Graham’s piece on tonight’s game gets at something real: whatever the business reasons behind it, hearing O Canada in our new stadium is a reminder of a shared culture, identity, and geography that no trade war can erase. Western New York has always been stronger with our Canadian neighbors standing beside us, and it always will be. Go Bills! 🇺🇸🦬🇨🇦 nytimes.com/athletic/7602389…

For the Buffalo Bills, ‘O Canada’ is business — and something bigger (Gift Article)

The Bills’ Canadian anthem salute is rooted in business and decades of cross-border fandom. In this political moment, it means more.

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No, he doesn't. Like so many others, he's grifting on the feeble-minded as he helps the sewage continue to rise.
Wayne Drehs
@W_Drehs
Sep 18
Stumbled into Clay Travis' wild take on the Holly Rowe/Arch Manning/AI circus. I assume he's still performing to line his pockets, right? He doesn't actually believe the utter garbage he spews, does he?
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This poor, misguided creature.
Pat Smith
@patsmithradio
Sep 18
We talked about this on @3ManFront — beyond bizarre for the Bills to play “O Canada” before their season opener. It's the first time the Bills honored both the US and Canada. Maybe they should’ve just built their new stadium in Toronto with Canadian taxpayers’ money. 🇺🇸
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Just two guys tossing a football back and forth across the US and Canadian border.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​🏈🇨🇦🇺🇸
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Chuck Grassley entered politics in 1958, winning an election to the Iowa House of Representatives. The U.S. had only 48 states at the time.
Pop Base
@PopBase
Sep 17
Senator Chuck Grassley turns 93.
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