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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001016843-99-000766.txt : 19990715
<SEC-HEADER>0001016843-99-000766.hdr.sgml : 19990715
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001016843-99-000766
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19990714
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		19990714

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SPORTS AUTHORITY INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000929470
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-MISCELLANEOUS SHOPPING GOODS STORES [5940]
		IRS NUMBER:				363511120
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0123

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13426
		FILM NUMBER:		99664477

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3383 N STATE RD 7
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33319
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9547351701

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3383 N STATE ROAD 7
		CITY:			FORT LAUDERDALE
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33319
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report JULY 14, 1999


                           THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                Delaware                 1-13426          36-3511120
     -------------------------------     -------       ----------------
     (State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

3383 N. State Road 7, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida                33319
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)


                                 (954) 735-1701
                             ----------------------
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


<PAGE>


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS

         On July 14, 1999, the Company and William Cappiello mutually agreed
that Mr. Cappiello will no longer be employed as the Company's President & Chief
Merchandising Officer. The news release is attached hereto as an exhibit.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)   The following exhibits are filed with this report:

               99          News Release, dated July 14, 1999.


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<PAGE>


                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC.


Date:  July 14, 1999                    By:  /s/ ANTHONY F. CRUDELE
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Anthony F. Crudele
                                             Senior Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer
                                             (Principal Financial Officer)


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<PAGE>


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT
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99       News Release dated July 14, 1999.


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                                                                      EXHIBIT 99

[GRAPHIC OMITTED]                                                  July 14, 1999
                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CONTACT:          THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC.

                  Anthony F. Crudele
                  Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
                  (954) 730-4260


                  THE SPORTS AUTHORITY MAKES MANAGEMENT CHANGE
=============================================================================

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 14, 1999 -- The Sports Authority, Inc. (NYSE:
TSA) today announced that the Company and William Cappiello, President & Chief
Merchandising Officer, have mutually agreed to sever their employment
relationship. Until a replacement is named, Martin Hanaka, Chief Executive
Officer, will oversee the Merchandising, Marketing, and Logistics functions.
James Tener, Chief Operating Officer, will be responsible for the Sales &
Service function. A search for a new Chief Merchandising Officer is now
underway.

The Sports Authority, Inc. directly operates 200 full-line sporting goods
superstores: 195 stores in 32 states across the United States and five in
Canada. Mega Sports Co., Ltd. operates another 13 stores in Japan under a
license agreement with The Sports Authority. The operating results of Mega
Sports Co., Ltd. are no longer consolidated in the Company's financial
statements due to a reduction of the Company's ownership in the joint venture in
the first quarter of 1999.

                    DISCLOSURE ON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
set forth herein. These risks and uncertainties are disclosed in the Company's
Form 10-K for 1998.

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