Here’s a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month’s edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats.

What the 1948 London Olympics cost: $1.2 million.

Cost of the 2012 London Olympics as estimated by the British government in 2003: $3.7 billion.

The current estimate by the British government: $14.6 billion.

The estimate by an independent study: $37 billion.

Here’s a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month’s edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats.

Number of Seattle Mariners who combined to pitch a no-hitter June 8 against the Los Angeles Dodgers: 6.

Number of no-hitters pitched this year so far at Seattle’s Safeco Field: 2.

Number of times a New York Met had pitched a no-hitter in the team’s half-century history before Johan Santana did it in early June: 0.

Here’s a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month’s edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats.

Amount of money Peyton Manning made last year: $42 million.

Amount of money David Beckham made last year: $46 million.

Number of soccer teams among the top 10 highest-paying sports teams in the world: 7.

Number of football teams: 0.

Here’s a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month’s edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats.

Average number of viewers for NBA games on TNT this year, its highest-rated, most-viewed NBA season ever: 2,498,000.

Corresponding percentage jump from last year: 4.

Here's a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month's edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats.

Estimated number of workers in America who filled out March Madness NCAA tournament brackets in an office pool: 30 million.

Number of people who participated in the Tournament Challenge on ESPN.com: 6.45 million.

Here's a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month's edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats.

Average current weight of an NFL player: 248 pounds.

Percentage by which that number has grown since 1985: 10.

Percentage of 513 former NFL players in one study done in 2011 by researchers at Loyola University of Chicago who scored poorly enough on a test for Alzheimer’s symptoms to indicate dementia: 35.

The amount of Gs experienced by a soccer player heading a ball: about 20.

Here's a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month's edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats.

Amount of Prince Fielder’s nine-year contract with the Detroit Tigers: $214 million

The city of Detroit’s budget deficit: About $200 million

The amount taxpayers contributed to the price of the Tigers’ $300 million Comerica Park: $189 million