HEADING FOR SAN ANTONIO

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Sports Authority Inc. the nation's largest sporting goods retailer with nearly $850 million in annual sales will open a 45,000-square- foot San Antonio store this fall in a former North Side SportsTown location.

The Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based chain will open its first Texas location at at 4999 N.W. Loop 410 near Evers Road and is looking at the other former SportsTown site at 8500 Fourwinds Drive near Windsor Park Mall, said Chairman Jack Smith.