Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MORTON JOHN D
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SPORTS AUTHORITY INC /DE/ [TSA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman, President & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC., 1050 WEST HAMPDEN AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2005
(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 04/15/2005   A   74,766 (1) A $ 0 297,676 (2) D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 6             07/03/2001 07/03/2010 Common Stock 39,000   39,000 (3) D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 6.625             03/16/2002 03/16/2009 Common Stock 25,000   25,000 (3) D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 13.97             08/09/2002 08/09/2011 Common Stock 28,000   28,000 (3) D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 14             12/17/2001 12/17/2007 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 (3) D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 14             03/09/2002 03/09/2008 Common Stock 17,750   17,750 (3) D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 15.63             04/07/2001 04/07/2008 Common Stock 36,250   36,250 (3) D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 20             12/18/2003 12/18/2012 Common Stock 75,000   75,000 (3) D  
Stock Options (Right to buy) $ 29.88             08/22/2004 08/22/2013 Common Stock 49,000   49,000 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MORTON JOHN D
C/O THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC.
1050 WEST HAMPDEN AVENUE
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110		       Chairman, President & CEO  

Signatures

 Nesa E. Hassanein, Attorney-In-Fact   04/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The grant of 74,766 restricted stock units on April 15, 2005 vest over a period of 4 years beginning in 2007 only if certain predetermined performance targets are met in each year.
(4) Non-qualified stock options vest 25% on each anniversary date of the date of grant over a period of four years, subject to early termination under certain circumstances, and to earlier vesting upon a Change of Control.
(2) Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) consists of awards of restricted stock at varying vesting terms as previously reported that were granted under the 1994 Management Equity Plan and the 2003 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan.
(3) 20% on each annual anniversary of the date of grant over a period of 5 years, subject to early termination under certain circumstances, and to earlier vesting upon a Change of Control.

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