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

The Sports Authority, Inc. (NYSE: TSA) announced today
that David Campisi, has been promoted to President of the Company. Mr.
Campisi joined Sports Authority in November 2004 as the President of
Merchandising. In his new position he will continue to be responsible
for all merchandising, planning, allocation and replenishment efforts,
and will now assume responsibility for the advertising and marketing
departments. Mr. Campisi will continue to report to Doug Morton,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sports Authority.
   Mr. Morton stated, "I am pleased to announce David's promotion to
President of the Company. David has been a tremendous addition to our
senior management team, and in a short period of time, he has made
many significant contributions to our Company, particularly in driving
sales, improving our supply chain and managing the reduction of the
Company's overall inventory. We look forward to his continued
leadership and we remain encouraged about the many opportunities that
still lie ahead."
   The Sports Authority, headquartered in Englewood, CO, is one of
the nation's largest full-line sporting goods retailers offering a
comprehensive high-quality assortment of brand name sporting apparel
and equipment at competitive prices. As of July 30, 2005, The Sports
Authority operated 392 stores in 45 states under The Sports
Authority(R), Gart Sports(R), Sportmart(R) and Oshman's(R) names. The
Company's e-tailing websites, located at thesportsauthority.com,
gartsports.com, sportmart.com and oshmans.com, are operated by GSI
Commerce, 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 a
licensing agreement.