IRON MOUNTAIN — National signing day for college football has arrived and three local athletes have decided where they will continue their academic and athletic careers.

Iron Mountain’s Alex Jayne signed with Northern Michigan University while Forest Park’s Kevin Giuliani and North Central’s Lane Gorzinski signed with Michigan Technological University.

Jayne, a 5-foot-11, 187- pound running back was the UPSSA’s Mr. Football in 2024. He was also a unanimous selection to the West PAC-Iron Division All-Conference First Team as a running back and linebacker as a senior.

Giuliani, a 6-foot-5, 270-pound, lineman will play on the offensive line for the Huskies. He was a key part of Forest Park’s MHSAA 8-player Division 2 state title team. Each of the past two seasons, Giuliani has received the Mitchell Snyder Lineman of the Year award from the UPSSA.

He plans to earn a degree in construction management while at Michigan Tech.

Gorzinski, a 6-foot, 190-pound linebacker, won back-to-back state titles with North Central as a freshman and sophomore.

He received the UPSSA’s 8-player Mr. Football award and Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2024. He plans to earn a degree in exercise science.

BUCKS TRADE KHRIS MIDDLETON

By The Associated Press

The Milwaukee Bucks are trading NBA champion and Olympic gold medalist Khris Middleton to the Washington Wizards and getting Kyle Kuzma back in the deal, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.

A.J. Johnson goes from the Bucks to the Wizards and Patrick Baldwin goes from the Wizards to the Bucks, along with a future pick swap and some second-round draft capital, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the trade had yet to receive league approval.

The move first reported by ESPN, came one day before today’s 3 p.m. Eastern trade deadline in the NBA.

NFL GAME IN AUSTRALIA

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NFL is expanding its international footprint to Australia.

The league announced Wednesday that it will be playing a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue that holds about 100,000 spectators.

The Los Angeles Rams will be the home team for that game, part of a multi-year commitment to play in Melbourne. League executive Peter O’Reilly said the game will likely be played in Week 1 to give the teams extra time to acclimate to the time zone and promote the sport before the game. It would likely be scheduled for prime time on the East Coast of the United States, which could mean a start time of about noon in Melbourne.