EXHIBIT 23.2


              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Independent Auditors"
in the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No.333-______) and the related
Prospectus of The Sports Authority, Inc. for the registration of 8,130,081
shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our
report dated March 8, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial
statements of The Sports Authority, Inc. included and incorporated by reference
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended February 2, 2002, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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Miami, Florida
June 25, 2002