The Sports Authority to Provide Third Quarter Fiscal 2005 Results on November 17, 2005

The Sports Authority (NYSE:TSA), today announced it will
review the company's third quarter fiscal 2005 earnings on Thursday,
November 17, 2005 at 4:45 p.m. E.T. The conference call will be
simulcast and rebroadcast on its website, located at
www.thesportsauthority.com. For those who are not available to listen
to the live broadcast, the call will be archived for thirty days.
   Participants should access the "Investor Relations" link on The
Sports Authority home page. Please register for the event
approximately 10 minutes before the start of the simulcast.

   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 October 29, 2005, The
Sports Authority operated 397 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.