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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WILDENBERG THOMAS   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) Sr. V.P. - Finance (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC., 1050 WEST HAMPDEN AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/24/2005 (Street) ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 09/27/2005 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 09/24/2005   F   467 (1) D $ 30.88 19,300 (2) (3) D   Common Stock 09/25/2005   F   63 (1) D $ 30.88 19,237 (2) (3) 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)

$ 13.97

(4)

08/09/2011

Common Stock

1,600

1,600 (4)

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 20

(4)

12/18/2012

Common Stock

9,000

9,000 (5)

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 20.42

(4)

09/24/2012

Common Stock

6,000

6,000 (4)

D

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$ 29.88

04/07/2005

08/22/2013

Common Stock

10,500

10,500 (6)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WILDENBERG THOMAS C/O THE SPORTS AUTHORITY, INC. 1050 WEST HAMPDEN AVENUE ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110			Sr. V.P. - Finance

Signatures

Nesa E. Hassanein, Attorney-In-Fact		11/22/2005
**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).
(6)	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 that were granted under the 1994 Management Equity Plan and the 2003 Long Term Incentive Compensation Plan.
(1)	Number of shares shown as being withheld on the original Form 4 was calculated incorrectly. The number above reflects the correct calculation.
(4)	Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month are at varying exercise prices and vesting terms as previously reported.
(3)	Number of shares shown as being beneficially owned following the reported transaction on the original Form 4 was calculated incorrectly. The number above reflects the correct calculation.
(5)	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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