Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
SOKOLOFF JONATHAN 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)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD, STE 2000		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/20/2006
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90025		 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               1,574 (1) D  
Common Stock               300 (2) I 1998 Children's Trust fbo Emma Sokoloff
Common Stock               150 (3) I 1998 Children's Trust fbo Zachary Sokoloff
Common Stock               1,500 I Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
Common Stock               33 I LGP Management, Inc.
Common Stock 04/20/2006   G(4)   16,000 D $ 0 91,776 I The Sokoloff Family Trust dated 12/16/98

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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) $ 32.38             08/29/2004 08/29/2013 Common Stock 6,000   6,000 (5) I Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SOKOLOFF JONATHAN D
11111 SANTA MONICA BLVD
STE 2000
LOS ANGELES, CA 90025		   X   X    

Signatures

 Nesa E. Hassanein, Attorney-In-Fact   04/24/2006
**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) Amount of securities beneficially owned at End of Month include shares of Common Stock owned and Restricted Stock Units subject to varying vesting terms.
(4) 3,000 and 13,000 shares gifted by charitable contribution to Temple Emmanuel and Harvard-Westlake School, respectively.
(2) Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month are owned by the 1998 Children's Trust with Jonathan D. Sokoloff & Sheryl D. Sokoloff as Trustees and Emma Sokoloff as beneficiary.
(3) Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month are owned by the 1998 Children's Trust with Jonathan D. Sokoloff & Sheryl D. Sokoloff as Trustees and Zachary Sokoloff as beneficiary.
(5) The amounts beneficially owned as reflected on this Form 4 are owned by Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. as director compensation for the services of Jonathan Sokoloff, a member of the Board of Directors of The Sports Authority, Inc. and a general partner of Leonard Green & Partners L.P.

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