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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 11h

And the teams who play there don't stay anywhere near Miami Beach.

Iowa men's basketball picked to finish in upper half of Big Ten standings

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 13h

Today's birthdays:

Lisa Woods, Kris LeFave, Craig Dewaele

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 18h

The new-look Iowa men's basketball team didn't get overlooked in the media's annual preseason Big Ten poll. Nor did Hawkeye guard Bennett Stirtz. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...

Ben McCollum's first Hawkeyes team is slotted ahead of Indiana, among others. Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz is a preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice.

Times and TV/streaming networks announced for 2025-26 Iowa men's basketball

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 1d

Times and TV for this season's Iowa men's basketball games are out, with tipoffs ranging from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. www.thegazette.com/sports/times...

Twenty-six of Hawkeyes' 31 games will be televised with the other five on streaming services

In a rarity, Wisconsin football game isn't one of Iowa's most-anticipated

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 1d

Hlas column: Ranking Iowa's remaining seven football games, with Saturday's clash with mortal Wisconsin not in the upper half. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...

Of Hawkeyes' remaining seven football contests, Saturday's game in Madision isn't among the best.

Blowout loss at Iowa last season had Wisconsin seeing red this offseason

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 1d

"Iowa 42" was a phrase drummed in the heads of Wisconsin's football players this offseason thanks to the Hawkeyes drilling the Badgers in Iowa City last year.
www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...

"Iowa 42" was a phrase drummed in Badger players' heads in offseason conditioning workouts, thanks to the Hawkeyes' 42-10 rout of the Badgers at Kinnick Stadium last November.

Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz named to preseason men's basketball All-Big Ten team

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 1d

Iowa has a men's basketball preseason All-Big Ten team honoree. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...

Stirtz was the Missouri Valley Conference's Player of the Year last season at Drake

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 2d

Have the Cubs considered moving their home games in the NLDS to Kabul? bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump on Chicago: "It's probably worse than almost any city in the world. You could go to Afghanistan, you could go to a lot of different places."

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 2d

Penn State-Iowa football game on Oct. 18 will be at 6 p.m. on Peacock.

Mike Hlas' AP college football Top 25 ballot: Farewell Texas, Penn State

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 3d

Schnook 'em, Horbs.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 3d

My AP college football Top 25 ballot: Saturday was a great example of why there shouldn't be a preseason Top 25. This year's Top 2 teams in August were both busts on the first Saturday of October. www.thegazette.com/sports/mike-...

The preseason Nos. 1 and 2 teams aren't in my latest top 25. Nor should they be.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 4d

Ooh. Hail freaks me out when it happens here once or twice a year. I always think it might go on for a while and cause crazy damage.

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 4d

UNLV is a good snow team.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 4d

The 20th Century was better for Brandos.

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 4d

As an AP Top 25 voter, I will mull everything carefully before bouncing preseason No. 1 Texas and preseason No. 2 Penn State from my ballot altogether. Preseason No. 4 Clemson had already been exiled.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 5d

Friday's high school football finals:

Flower Mound 49, Little Elm 26
Leavenworth 29, Piper 22
Arkadelphia 42, Bauxite 21
Cranford 43, Rahway 41
Chuckey-Doak 19, Claiborne 13
Abilene 24, Amarillo 21
Helena 35, Butte 28
Dalhart 59, Muleshoe 0
Mary G. Montgomery 42, Alma Bryant 8

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 5d

Likewise.

Iowa Ideas 2025: Keynote, Kirk and Mary Ferentz

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 5d

A conversation with Kirk and Mary Ferentz on leadership and advocacy, via the Gazette's Iowa Ideas conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVX7...

YouTube video by The Gazette

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to all for the input.

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 9d

People are always asking me what a sunny day in Valdez, Alaska looks like. Here you go:

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 9d

I'm not a technology Luddite, but I have my areas of ignorance. For instance, this question:

I'm definitely finally cutting the cord with cable TV. Should YouTube TV be my replacement?

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 10d

Oh, I hope it does.

With one big pass, Indiana officially passes Iowa in Big Ten pecking order

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 11d

Hlas column: The sky didn't fall on Iowa football Saturday, but Indiana flew home knowing it has passed the Hawkeyes in Big Ten bigness. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...

The No. 11 Hoosiers had to struggle for 60 minutes, but they had enough to stave off Iowa in Kinnick Stadium for the first time since 2007.