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                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, D.C.  20549
  
  
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
  
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 24, 2000
  
  
                                GLOBAL SPORTS, INC.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
           Delaware                        0-16611                 04-2958132
  (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)
  
  
                                 1075 First Avenue
                             King of Prussia, PA 19406
               (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (610) 265-3229
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  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
       On October 24, 2000, Global Sports, Inc. (the "Company"), Fogdog, Inc.
  ("Fogdog") and Fido Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
  ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization
  (the "Reorganization Agreement") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
  acquire Fogdog in a stock-for-stock merger.  Pursuant to the Reorganization
  Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub
  will merge with and into Fogdog (the "Merger"), and at the effective time of the
  Merger each outstanding share of Fogdog's common stock will be exchanged for
  0.135 of a share of the Company's common stock, and all outstanding options and
  warrants to purchase Fogdog common stock will be assumed by the Company and
  exchanged for options and warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common
  stock, with the exercise price and number of shares of the Company's common
  stock subject to each such assumed option or warrant appropriately adjusted to
  reflect the exchange ratio set forth above.  The Merger is subject to customary
  closing conditions, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
  Improvements Act, and the approval of Fogdog stockholders.  The Merger is
  intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section
  368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will be accounted
  for as a purchase.
  
       In connection with the execution of the Reorganization Agreement, certain
  significant stockholders of the Company (including the Company's directors,
  members of management and other insiders of the Company) have entered into
  Voting and Stock Transfer Restriction Agreements by which they have agreed to
  vote shares representing approximately 31% of the Company's currently
  outstanding common stock in favor of the adoption of the Reorganization
  Agreement and related matters, and have agreed to limitations on their ability
  to dispose of shares of the Company's common stock for specified periods
  following the consummation of the Merger.
  
       Copies of the Reorganization Agreement and the form of Voting and Stock
  Transfer Restriction Agreement are attached to this report as Exhibits 2.1 and
  2.2, respectively. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by
  reference to the full text of such exhibits. A copy of the joint press release
  issued by the Company and Fogdog announcing these transactions is attached to
  this report as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
       (a)  Financial statements of business acquired.  Not applicable.
  
       (b)  Pro forma financial information.  Not applicable.
  
       (c)  Exhibits.
  
  Exhibit No.    Description
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  2.1            Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of
                 October 24, 2000, among Global Sports, Inc., a Delaware
                 corporation, Fido
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                 Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, and Fogdog, Inc., a
                 Delaware corporation.
  
  2.2            Form of Voting and Stock Transfer Restriction Agreement, dated as
                 of October 24, 2000, entered into between Global Sports, Inc., a
                 Delaware corporation and certain stockholders of Fogdog, Inc., a
                 Delaware corporation.
  
  99.1           Joint press release dated October 24, 2000.
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                                    SIGNATURES
  
            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.
  
  
                                   GLOBAL SPORTS, INC.
  
  
                                   By: /s/ Michael G. Rubin
                                       ___________________________________
                                   Name:   Michael G. Rubin
                                   Title:     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
  Dated:  October 31, 2000
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                                 INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                 -----------------
  
            2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of
                  October 24, 2000, among Global Sports, Inc., a Delaware
                  corporation, Fido Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, and
                  Fogdog, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
  
            2.2   Form of Voting and Stock Transfer Restriction Agreement, dated
                  as of October 24, 2000, entered into between Global Sports,
                  Inc., a Delaware corporation and certain stockholders of Fogdog,
                  Inc., a Delaware corporation.
  
            99.1  Joint press release dated October 24, 2000.
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                              Washington, D.C.  20549
  
                                     FORM 8-K
  
                                  CURRENT REPORT
  
    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
  
        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 24, 2000
  
                                GLOBAL SPORTS, INC.
              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
           Delaware                        0-16611                 04-2958132
  (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)
  
                                 1075 First Avenue
                             King of Prussia, PA 19406
               (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
  
        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (610) 265-3229
  ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS
  
       On October 24, 2000, Global Sports, Inc. (the "Company"), Fogdog, Inc.
  ("Fogdog") and Fido Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
  ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization
  (the "Reorganization Agreement") pursuant to which the Company has agreed to
  acquire Fogdog in a stock-for-stock merger.  Pursuant to the Reorganization
  Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub
  will merge with and into Fogdog (the "Merger"), and at the effective time of the
  Merger each outstanding share of Fogdog's common stock will be exchanged for
  0.135 of a share of the Company's common stock, and all outstanding options and
  warrants to purchase Fogdog common stock will be assumed by the Company and
  exchanged for options and warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common
  stock, with the exercise price and number of shares of the Company's common
  stock subject to each such assumed option or warrant appropriately adjusted to
  reflect the exchange ratio set forth above.  The Merger is subject to customary
  closing conditions, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
  Improvements Act, and the approval of Fogdog stockholders.  The Merger is
  intended to qualify as a tax-free reorganization within the meaning of Section
  368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will be accounted
  for as a purchase.
  
       In connection with the execution of the Reorganization Agreement, certain
  significant stockholders of the Company (including the Company's directors,
  members of management and other insiders of the Company) have entered into
  Voting and Stock Transfer Restriction Agreements by which they have agreed to
  vote shares representing approximately 31% of the Company's currently
  outstanding common stock in favor of the adoption of the Reorganization
  Agreement and related matters, and have agreed to limitations on their ability
  to dispose of shares of the Company's common stock for specified periods
  following the consummation of the Merger.
  
       Copies of the Reorganization Agreement and the form of Voting and Stock
  Transfer Restriction Agreement are attached to this report as Exhibits 2.1 and
  2.2, respectively. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by
  reference to the full text of such exhibits. A copy of the joint press release
  issued by the Company and Fogdog announcing these transactions is attached to
  this report as Exhibit 99.1.
  
  ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
       (a)  Financial statements of business acquired.  Not applicable.
  
       (b)  Pro forma financial information.  Not applicable.
  
       (c)  Exhibits.
  
  Exhibit No.    Description
  -----------    -----------
  
  2.1            Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of
                 October 24, 2000, among Global Sports, Inc., a Delaware
                 corporation, Fido
  Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, and Fogdog, Inc., a
                 Delaware corporation.
  
  2.2            Form of Voting and Stock Transfer Restriction Agreement, dated as
                 of October 24, 2000, entered into between Global Sports, Inc., a
                 Delaware corporation and certain stockholders of Fogdog, Inc., a
                 Delaware corporation.
  
  99.1           Joint press release dated October 24, 2000.
  SIGNATURES
  
            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.
  
                                   GLOBAL SPORTS, INC.
  
                                   By: /s/ Michael G. Rubin
                                       ___________________________________
                                   Name:   Michael G. Rubin
                                   Title:     Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  
  Dated:  October 31, 2000
  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
                                 -----------------
  
            2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of
                  October 24, 2000, among Global Sports, Inc., a Delaware
                  corporation, Fido Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation, and
                  Fogdog, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
  
            2.2   Form of Voting and Stock Transfer Restriction Agreement, dated
                  as of October 24, 2000, entered into between Global Sports,
                  Inc., a Delaware corporation and certain stockholders of Fogdog,
                  Inc., a Delaware corporation.
  
            99.1  Joint press release dated October 24, 2000.