UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

January 12, 2005

(Date of report (Date of earliest event reported))

 

THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-31746

84-1242802

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

1050 West Hampden Avenue, Englewood, Colorado

80110

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

(303) 200-5050

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


 

Item 8.01.  Other Events

 

The information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of The Sports Authority, Inc. (formerly known as Gart Sports Company) under the Securities Act of 1933 except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

On January 12, 2005, The Sports Authority, Inc. issued a news release revising its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter ending January 29, 2005.  The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits.

 

99.1  News Release issued by The Sports Authority, Inc. (formerly known as Gart Sports Company) on January 12, 2005.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas T. Hendrickson

 

 

Name:

Thomas T. Hendrickson

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer,
Chief Administrative Officer
and Treasurer

 

Date: January 13, 2005

 

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