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Little Village @littlevillage.bsky.social · 31m

Forty Iowa cities have registered to hold No Kings events on Saturday. Despite June's massive, peaceful rallies, Speaker Mike Johnson said no average Americans will be attending, just "antifa people."

Iowans across the state will rally on Saturday as No Kings Day returns - Little Village

On Saturday, hundreds of cities across the country will see people take to the streets for a No Kings Day of Peaceful Action to protest President Trump’s policies. According to […]

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 21h

Before Iowa men's basketball holds its Media Day tomorrow, here's a primer on the Hawkeyes' roster, nearly all of which is new to the program. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...

Info capsules of everyone on the Iowa men's basketball remade roster

Hawkeyes need to introduce themselves to Iowa fans after Ben McCollum assembled a roster with only one returning scholarship player.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 22h

Hlas column: If what we saw late last season from then-freshman center Ava Heiden was an indication, the Hawkeyes' women's basketball team has a needed developing force in the middle. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...

"Ava! Ava!" could be an often-heard chant at Iowa women's basketball this season

Center Ava Heiden finished last season with a flourish for the Hawkeyes. Now she's stepping into the starting lineup and great expectations.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 23h

Payton Sandfort's time on the Oklahoma City Thunder's training camp roster lasted about 24 hours. He almost surely will stay in OKC, however. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...

Former Iowa player Payton Sandfort joins Oklahoma City Thunder roster ... for a day

Sandfort waived Tuesday after getting signed by the Thunder Monday, now seems headed to OKC's G League team.

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The Gazette @thegazette.com · 1d

The Daily Show’s Jordan Klepper pulls the curtain back during ‘Suffering Fools’ tour

The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper pulls the curtain back during 'Suffering Fools' tour

The veteran humorist will detail what he's witnessed around the country courtesy of his "Fingers the Pulse" segments, including a stop at the Paramount Theatre Friday, Oct. 17.

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Art Cullen @artcullen.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s my latest column. Thanks for reading.

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They want Iowa Normal back - Storm Lake Times Pilot

Back and forth all over Iowa I trundle hawking my book — "Dear Marty, We Crapped In Our Nest." Everywhere I go one message emerges: We want our good old Iowa back. That is moderate, …

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 1d

An Iowa men's basketball player was arrested this weekend in downtown Iowa City. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...

Iowa men's basketball player Tavion Banks arrested in Iowa City over the weekend

Banks, charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct at an Iowa City bar, was Missouri Valley Conference Sixth Man of the Year for Ben McCollum last season at Drake.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 1d

Former Iowa standout Payton Sandfort joins the NBA- champion Oklahoma City Thunder's training camp roster, though likely for a brief time before he goes to the G League. www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...

Former Iowa player Payton Sandfort joins Oklahoma City Thunder roster ... for now

Sandfort almost surely is headed to the Thunder's G League team in Oklahoma City.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 3d

Hlas column from Madison: Iowa responded to its home loss to Indiana in its most-recent game by thoroughly dominating a formerly great rival in Wisconsin and continuing the Badgers’ free fall. The Hawkeyes hadn't won by shutout here in 96 years. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...

While some Big Ten powers were staggered, Hawkeyes came out with swagger

Iowa responded to its home loss to Indiana in its most-recent game by thoroughly dominating a formerly great rival in Wisconsin and continuing the Badgers' free fall.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 3d

The Wisconsin students were just singing along to "Build Me Up Buttercup," a 1968 song by the Foundations. Wisconsin went 0-10 in 1968.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 3d

Iowa, 30-0 with 10:30 left in the 3rd. Don't jump around in anger at the end of the quarter, Wisconsin students, just jump around.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 3d

Iowa's two interceptions on consecutive Wisconsin possessions were by players who weigh a combined 591 pounds. The Brewers play the Cubs at the top of the hour, and a lot of these fans here may be television-bound very soon.

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 3d

America's collapse in one swath of the NYT homepage

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 3d

They love the water in Madison.

Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 4d

High school football scores:
Birdville 49, Denton 31
Edisto 18, Whale Branch 14
Volcano Vista 29, Farmington 7
Sprayberry 28, River Ridge 10
Cedar Creek 60, Plain Dealing 6
Woodstock 42, Sandwich 26
Texico 51, Loving 7
Kremlin-Hillsdale 48, Buffalo 20
West Nassau 26, Satellite 13

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 4d

Daybreak in Valdez, Alaska.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 4d

Hlas column: Imagine the temperature in Hawkeyeland if Iowa football had a 7-game Big Ten losing streak. Well, the Hawkeyes will try to extend Wisconsin's streak to eight losses Saturday as Camp Randall has few happy campers. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...

Hlas: Iowa football tries to add to the natives' restlessness in Wisconsin

The Badgers have lost seven straight Big Ten games, and their fans seem to be reaching a breaking point.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 5d

The Savannah Bananas are coming to Iowa's Kinnick Stadium next July 3-4. Here are the details: www.thegazette.com/sports/savan...

Savannah Bananas will bring their zany baseball to Kinnick Stadium next July 3-4

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 5d

Luka Garza had 10 points and 10 rebounds in 16 minutes for the Celtics last night. Here's where other Iowa men's basketball players of the last five seasons are playing today, and they're far-flung: www.thegazette.com/iowa-basketb...

Where Iowa men's basketball players of the last five years are playing today

Three are in the NBA. Others are in Europe, Asia, and all over college basketball.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 6d

Fun Facts: Iowa-Wisconsin. Is it a coincidence that National Badger Day was this week in the United Kingdom? It seems unlikely. www.thegazette.com/iowa-footbal...

Fun Facts: Iowa-Wisconsin. Hawkeyes seek 21st-straight win ... on FS1

This could be Iowa's 100th-consecutive game without going to overtime.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 6d

Today's birthdays:

Lisa Woods, Kris LeFave, Craig Dewaele

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 6d

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...

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

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.

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 7d

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...

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

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

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Mike Hlas @mikehlas.bsky.social · 7d

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...

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

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

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