Two pieces of news stood out in the sporting world today, and I don't think either one of them involved a typo of the missing 000 or a proportional difference in currency valuation.

Yankees need $370 million in public funds to complete the Yankee Stadium project.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/nyregion/17bonds.html?_r=1
I guess if the stadium costs $370 million, it costs $370 million. Not that shocking huh? Well, I forgot to mention this is in addition to the already paid $942 million, making the project a $1.3 billion in public funding....

The Aussies on the other hand want to make some renovations and add another covered arena for the Australian Open Venue.
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/aus09/news/story?id=3861270
Its not 1 billion, 300 million or even 100 million. It's 3.3 million.....

The Yankees have always had the gigantic payroll for their 25-40 players as compared to the other major league teams. I guess the contractors and construction workers decided they want their proportional share too...

Unfortunately, this speaks volumes on how we as Americans waste.