Sports Authority Sporting Goods Store! Sports Authority, Inc. is the nation's preeminent full-line sporting goods chain. Headquartered in Colorado Sports Authority operates 419 stores in 45 U.S. states.

The Sports Authority, opened its first store in November 1987 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In 1990, with approximately nine stores in six states, the company was acquired by Kmart. Five years later, The Sports Authority had expanded to 136 stores in 26 states, and was spun-off from parent Kmart. At the time of its merger with Gart Sports Company, The Sports Authority was the largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the United States, and had 205 stores in 33 states.

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