As Rotoworld is reporting, it was a mere $42 million with $16 million guaranteed Not too shabby a sum. While Tatupu's stock was underestimated by many scouts going into the 2005 draft, the Seahawks realized his potential andtraded up to snag him in the second round. Now it's clear getting Tatupu as second round pick was a steal. This article is also featured on kylebunch sports. The Yankees announced Friday that Chien-Ming Wang will be their Opening Day starter. The Yankees are entering their final season at the current Yankee Stadium and Wang will be the last Opening Day starter in the historic ballpark."I'm very happy," Wang said "This is my first time on Opening Day For me, it's big I'm very excited.. It shows that the coaches trust me. I still have a lot to learn.""He's earned it," Joe Girardi said.

"He's won 19 games the last couple of years and he's thrown the ball well the last couple of years. I'm comfortable starting him Opening Day."Wang, the current Yankees ace faces questions concerning being a legit ace. He performed poorly in his two postseason starts last year against Cleveland, but the Yankees don't seem concerned."The two losses make me want to do even better this year," Wang said. "I want to make the coaches trust me even more in the future."The season starts on March 31st, Wang's 28th birthday.The Yankees rotation has a few questions surrounding them but Wang isn't one of them He is expected to carry his share of the load.

He has won 38 games over the past two seasons, more than any other pitcher in the majors in that span.It's important the Yankees get off to a good start this season after getting off to slow starts the past few seasons. Wang hopes to help the Bombers get off to that good start.The Yankees open against the Toronto Blue Jays at 1:05 pm on March 31.Mission 27 is about to begin.(Frank's articles can also be found at HotStoveNewYork and OnTheBlockNY). VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Apr 28 (MARKET WIRE) -- NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX: NG)(NYSE Alternext US: NG)(NYSE Amex: NG.A)- NovaGold is pleased to announce the results of a feasibility studycompleted for its Donlin Creek project. The Donlin Creek project is ownedequally by NovaGold and Barrick Gold U.S Inc.

and operated by DonlinCreek LLC, a jointly owned limited liability company. The property isunder lease from two Native Alaskan Corporations, Calista Corporation(subsurface rights) and The Kuskokwim Corporation (surface rights). TheDonlin Creek mine, once built, is expected to be one of only a handful ofgold mines worldwide that is capable of producing over one million ouncesof gold annually. NovaGold expects the feasibility study to be accepted by the DonlinCreek LLC Board of Directors shortly. The Technical Report will be filedwithin 45 days on SEDAR at This Technical Report is basedon Q3 and Q4 2008 costs discounted where applicable to Q4 2008. NovaGoldbelieves that capital costs have reduced since Q4-2008.Based on the feasibility study, the Donlin Creek mine has been designedas a year-round, open-pit operation with plant start-up anticipated for2015.

With the current 29.3 million ounce gold reserve base, theanticipated life of mine of 21 years with a mill throughput of 53,500tonnes per day. During the first 5 full years production averages 1.6million ounces with an average total cash cost of $394/oz. The lowest25th percentile for current global industry total cash costs isapproximately $400/oz. Gold production for the first 12 full years isexpected to average nearly 1.5 million ounces annually at an averagetotal cash cost of $444/oz. Life of mine production is estimated at anaverage of 1.25 million ounces of gold annually, for total recovered goldof 26.2 million ounces. These production levels would make Donlin Creekone of the world's largest gold producing mines.It is expected that the Donlin Creek ores will be processed by crushingand milling followed by flotation, pressure oxidation and CIL recovery.Total gold recovery is expected to average 89.5%, based on the combinedlife-of-mine average recovery of 92.6% from flotation and 96.6% frompressure oxidation of the concentrate.