SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

COHEN CYNTHIA R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC.

1050 WEST HAMPDEN AVENUE

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD

80110

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPORTS AUTHORITY INC /DE/ [ TSA ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/04/2003

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	09/04/2003		M		555	A	$6.25	7,665⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	09/04/2003		M		4,070	A	$6.25	11,735⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	09/04/2003		M		1,850	A	$6.55	13,585⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	09/04/2003		M		1,850	A	$8.38	15,435⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	09/04/2003		M		518	A	$8.65	15,953⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	09/04/2003		S		8,843	D	$33.1231	7,110⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$6.25	09/04/2003		M			555	08/04/2003	06/01/2010	Common Stock	555	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$6.25	09/04/2003		M			4,070	08/04/2003	06/02/2010	Common Stock	4,070	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$6.55	09/04/2003		M			1,850	08/04/2003	03/28/2011	Common Stock	1,850	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$8.38	09/04/2003		M			1,850	08/04/2003	06/27/2011	Common Stock	1,850	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$8.65	09/04/2003		M			518	08/04/2003	06/28/2011	Common Stock	518	$0	0	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$13.52							08/04/2003	05/27/2009	Common Stock	555		555⁽²⁾	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$32.38							08/29/2004	08/29/2013	Common Stock	6,000		6,000⁽³⁾	D
Stock Options (Right to buy)	$33.87							08/04/2003	05/30/2012	Common Stock	$2,775		$2,775⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Amount of Securities Beneificially Owned include 3,110 shares as compensation for services as a member of the Board of Directors for 1998 and 1999, and a special one-time merger grant of 4,000 restricted shares granted on August 29, 2003.

2. Options were originally granted on May 27, 1999 under The Sports Authority's Director Stock Plan and are fully vested.

3. Special one-time merger grant of stock options vesting 100% on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to earlier vesting upon a "Change of Control."

4. Options were originally granted on May 30, 2002 under The Sports Authority's Director Stock Plan and are fully vested.

	Nesa E. Hassanein	09/04/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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