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This is the page of Mike Hlas, former Cedar Rapids Gazette sports columnist. I link to my current work here, plus just share things with you.

11/05/2026

Hlas Out of Bounds: I was surrounded by Portuguese soccer fans last week. They sang, they chanted. I did not, and no one seemed to notice or care.

A trip to Portugal’s Azores islands included a visit to a top-tier soccer game, but I found myself in the middle of the wrong crowd

10/20/2026

Here's a seasonal column, about the lengths people go to fake-scare you:

Just putting a jack-o-lantern on the front porch no longer counts for anything except for the disfiguration of a pumpkin

10/13/2026

Hlas column: Who's got happier football fans today than Texas, Michigan, Penn State, Oregon, Texas A&M, LSU? Look no further than Iowa.

You can’t swing a multimillionaire college football coach without hitting a fan base that’s fed up with how things are going this season

10/06/2026

Hlas Out of Bounds: The subject is birds. I don't care if they eat French fries found on a fast-food parking lot, they're still a more-advanced creature than us. https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/birds-are-smarter-and-more-talented

10/04/2026

My column from Kinnick: There is one Jeremiah Smith in college football, and the Ohio State wide receiver had a Heisman pose and a Heisman-worthy performance in his team’s 31-14 dominance of Iowa.

https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/the-ohio-state-dynasty-observed-iowas

10/02/2026

If you don't know where you're going
Any road can take you there

09/30/2026

A good time will be had by all.

09/29/2026

It's going to be a rainy week in Valdez, Alaska. Plan accordingly.

09/29/2026

Hlas Out of Bounds: My choice to be the celebrity guest-picker in Iowa City Saturday is ... https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/my-pick-for-espn-college-gamedays

09/25/2026

Iowa-Michigan. My pregame thoughts. https://mikehlas.substack.com/p/hawkeyes-football-would-enter-national

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