Operational for over 100 years, The Sports Authority Inc. is one of the nation's leading full-line sporting goods chain. Located in Dallas, Texas, it is an industry providing a wide assortment of brand-name sporting goods. The company offers a range of fitness, apparel, footwear, team and action sports, golf/racquet and other products. These include treadmills, elliptical machines, jackets and vests, sweatshirts and hoodies, crib shoes/soft bottoms, soccer balls, goals and rebounders, snowboard boots, helmets and protective gear, racquetballs, gloves, etc. The Sports Authority Inc. operates over 450 stores in 45 U.S. states under The Sports Authority.