Mike Hlas - Writer

06/02/2026

I wrote a column about tattoos. Subscribe, if you want, with no obligation.

Getting permanent ink on your skin is as much a 21st Century phenomenon as being addicted to your phone

05/31/2026

Tonight, in the same game:

Megan Gustafson, 22 points, 8-8 FG
Caitlin Clark, 6 points, 1-7 FG

Expansion team Portland 100, Indiana 84

05/27/2026

Hlas column: The College Football Playoff soon will be as inclusive as a Costco free sample station on a Saturday. You’re essentially telling half the Power Four that they’re in as long as they don’t lose to Rutgers. https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/mores-the-pity-nothing-is-ever-enough

05/19/2026

Hlas Out of Bounds: Which is more popular in Iowa, pickleball or ripping former Hawkeye men's basketball coaches?
https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/i-know-its-a-lot-but-here-are-100

05/13/2026

Hlas Out of Bounds: Nowhere is a jobs report as robust in Iowa City as it is in the Hawkeyes' football program.

People with wide ranges of ages and skills are part of the Iowa football organization. You won't find as many people in some Google data centers.

05/10/2026

Former Hawkeye Kate Martin joins Los Angeles Sparks.

After she was surprisingly let go by the Valkyries, Kate Martin joined the Sparks on a player development contract.

05/08/2026

Ben McCollum is getting his contract extended, and Hawkeye men's basketball fans are getting their optimism extended as well.

By Mike Hlas IOWA CITY, Iowa – ESPN’s Jeff Borzello said Friday that Iowa Athletics Director Beth Goetz gave Hawkeyes men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum a raise and an extension on his contract. Last year, McCollum signed a 6-year, $22.75 million contract with Iowa. That is what ADs do when t...

05/08/2026

Hlas Out of Bounds: The new and not-improved NCAA basketball tournaments come your way next year. Mo Money, Mo Mediocrity.

https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/with-a-big-boost-from-beer-ncaa-basketball

05/04/2026

Hlas Out of Bounds: You could have learned something very important from Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Which is, if you try you can outshine your siblings no matter what they've achieved. https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/lesson-from-the-kentucky-derby-your

04/28/2026

Hlas Out of Bounds: Hawkeye Auto, Hawkeye Roofing, Hawkeye V***r, Hawkeye Junk Removal -- practically everything Herky the Hawk needs has a Hawkeye in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Corridor to sell it to him. https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/you-cant-swing-a-dead-corn-stalk