Sports Authority Announces Promotion of David Campisi to President of the Company

Mr. Morton stated, "I am pleased to announce David's promotion toPresident of the Company. David has been a tremendous addition to oursenior management team, and in a short period of time, he has mademany significant contributions to our Company, particularly in drivingsales, improving our supply chain and managing the reduction of theCompany's overall inventory. We look forward to his continuedleadership and we remain encouraged about the many opportunities thatstill lie ahead."

The Sports Authority, headquartered in Englewood, CO, is one ofthe nation's largest full-line sporting goods retailers offering acomprehensive high-quality assortment of brand name sporting appareland equipment at competitive prices. As of July 30, 2005, The SportsAuthority operated 392 stores in 45 states under The SportsAuthority(R), Gart Sports(R), Sportmart(R) and Oshman's(R) names. TheCompany's e-tailing websites, located at thesportsauthority.com,gartsports.com, sportmart.com and oshmans.com, are operated by GSICommerce, Inc. under license and e-commerce agreements. In addition,the Company maintains a joint venture partnership with AEON, Ltd.,which operates "The Sports Authority" stores in Japan under alicensing agreement.