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Sports Authority Files for Bankruptcy

CHAPTER 11

140 stores to close.

Sports Authority filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday and may close down entirely in the next few weeks unless a buyer steps in. About 140 of the chain’s stores and distribution centers in Denver and Chicago will close in the next few months as part of a deal to receive bankruptcy financing. Chief Executive Michael E. Foss said the company will use the Chapter 11 process to “streamline and strengthen our business.”

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