8-K

             SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                  Washington, D.C.   20549

                          FORM 8-K

                      CURRENT REPORT

          Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
             Securities Exchange Act of 1934

     Date of Report      (Date of earliest event reported):
     November 13, 2000         November 9, 2000


                   Sport Supply Group, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Delaware                1-10704           75-2241783
(State or other        (Commission File      (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of             Number)          Identification No.)
incorporation)


        1901 Diplomat Drive, Farmers Branch, Texas  75234
       (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
                           (972) 484-9484


                         Not Applicable
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5.  Other Events

     Incorporated herein by reference is a press release attached hereto
as Exhibit 5(a) and previously released by Registrant through media
sources concerning Sport Supply Group, Inc.'s application for listing
of its common stock on the American Stock Exchange.

Exhibits Index:

Description of Exhibit
5(a) Press Release

                              SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  November 13, 2000

                         Sport Supply Group, Inc.
                         By:   /s/ John P. Walker
                                President

EX-5

EXHIBIT 5(a)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

At the Company:
John P. Walker
President
972/406-7108

Robert Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer
972/406-3484

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November  9,  2000

SPORT SUPPLY GROUP, INC. APPLIES FOR LISTING OF ITS COMMON STOCK
              ON THE AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE

November 9, 2000 Dallas, Texas - Sport Supply Group, Inc. (the
"Company") today announced that it has applied for the listing of
its Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange (the "AMEX").

The Company has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange
(the "NYSE") since 1993.  The  NYSE recently adopted new continued
listing requirements that require a listed company to have both
$50 million of stockholders equity and $50 million of market
capitalization.  As of September 30, 2000 the Company did not meet
these requirements.  Since the Company does not meet the NYSE's newly
adopted continued listing requirements, the NYSE has notified the
Company that trading in the Company's shares on the NYSE will be
suspended.

The NYSE has not announced a suspension date.  A suspension date
will be announced at such time as (i) the Company does not request
a review by the Committee of the Board of Directors of the NYSE,
(ii) the subsequent review of the Committee determines that the
Company should be suspended, or (iii) the Company commences trading
in another securities marketplace.  The Company has ten business days
to request a review by the Committee.

Although the Company has applied for listing on the AMEX, the Company's
listing on the AMEX is subject to the completion, submission and final
AMEX approval of the Company's listing materials.  No assurance can be
made that the Company's shares will be approved for listing on the AMEX.

The Company also reported that the engagement of PaineWebber to explore
strategic alternatives on the Company's behalf has been terminated.

Sport Supply Group is the leading direct marketer of sporting goods
equipment to the institutional marketplace.  The Company's products and
proprietary brands are used by amateur and professional athletes in
schools, colleges, universities, governmental agencies, camps and youth
organizations across the country. For more information about Sport Supply
Group visit http://www.sportsupplygroup.com.

This news release, other than the historical information, consists of
forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties detailed
from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including the Company's Reports on Form 10-K and
Form 10-Q.  Actual results may vary materially.