U.K.’s Sports Direct and Modell’s May Bid on Sports Authority

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U.K.-based Sports Direct International PLC and Modell’s Sporting Goods are in talking about a joint bit for Sports Authority Holdings Inc. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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