TSA Sports Authority New

The Sports Authority, Inc. (NYSE:TSA), today announced that management will participate in the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference in New York City on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 at 1:10 pm ET. The presentation and accompanying question and answer session will be broadcast over the Internet. Participants should access the "Investor Relations" link on the Sports Authority home page, www.thesportsauthority.com. 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 April 30, 2005, The Sports Authority operated 393 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, a joint venture with AEON Co., Ltd. operates "The Sports Authority" stores in Japan under a licensing agreement.