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                           FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE
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THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE (this "First Amendment") is made and entered into
as of the ____ day of January 2000 by and between AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY OF CHICAGO, not personally, but solely as Trustee under Trust
Agreement dated March 13, 1978 and known as Trust No.42371 ("Landlord"), and
SPORTMART, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Tenant").

                                   RECITALS

     A.   Landlord and Tenant have entered into that certain Lease dated as of
September 1, 1994 (the "Lease"), demising certain premises commonly known as
1015 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, Illinois (the "Premises"). All capitalized
words used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed
thereto in the Lease.

     B.   The Lease provides for an Initial Termination Date of May 31, 2000.

     C.   By letter dated November 29, 1999 (the "Extension Letter"), Tenant
notified Landlord of its election to extend the Term of the Lease to May 31,
2005, at Minimum Rent of Five Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Ten and
No/100ths Dollars ($595,710.00) per year.

     D.   Landlord and Tenant have agreed to further modify the terms and
provisions of the Lease, as supplemented by the Extension Letter, on the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the foregoing recitals, the covenants
and agreements hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the
undersigned hereby agree as follows:

     1.   Effective as of the date hereof, Section 1.2 of the Lease is hereby
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deleted in its entirety, and inserted in lieu thereof is the following:

     Parties and Notice Addresses:

          Landlord:      American National Bank and Trust Company of
                         Chicago, not personally but solely as Trustee under
                         Trust Agreement dated March 13, 1978 and known as Trust
                         No. 42371
                         c/o Andrew Hochberg
                         One Northfield Plaza, Suite 210
                         Northfield, IL 60093

          Tenant:        Sportmart, Inc.
                         Mail:          P.O. Box 46527
                                        Denver, CO 80201-6527
                         Street:        1000 Broadway
                                        Denver, CO 80203
                                        Attn:  VP/General Counsel

          copy to:       Sportmart, Inc.
                         Mail:          P.O. Box 46527
                                        Denver, CO 80201-6527
                         Street:        1000 Broadway
                                        Denver, CO 80203
                                        Attn: VP/Real Estate

          and copy to:   Alan D. Laff, Esq.
                         Laff Stein Campbell Tucker & Delaney
                         7730 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 204
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                         Englewood, CO 80111-2616
          Address for
          payment of
          Rent:          Schaumburg Associates L.P.
                         1 Northfield Plaza, Suite 210
                         Northfield, IL 60093

     2.   Effective as of the date hereof, Section 1.5 of the Lease is hereby
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deleted in its entirety, and inserted in lieu thereof is the following:

          Term:     Initial Termination Date: May 31, 2015.
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     3.   Effective as of the date hereof, Section 1.6 of the Lease is hereby
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deleted in its entirety, and inserted in lieu thereof is the following:

          Options:  Two (2) additional five (5) year periods, the first of
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          which, if exercised, shall commence on June 1, 2015, and the second of
          which, if exercised, shall commence on June 1, 2020. (Section 6.1)

     4.   Effective as of the date hereof, Section 1.7 of the Lease is hereby
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deleted in its entirety, and inserted in lieu thereof is the following:

     Annual Minimum
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     Rent:          Commencement Date through November 30, 1994:  $360,000 per
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                    year ($30,000 per month/$6.04 per square foot per year);

                    December 1, 1994 through May 31, 2000: $508,561.92 per year
                    ($42,380.16 per month/$8.54 per square foot per year);

                    June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2005: [$580,817.25] per year
                    ([$48,401.44] per month/[$9.75] per square foot per year);

                    June 1, 2005 through May 31, 2010: the lesser of (i)
                    [$639,196.83] per year ([$53,266.40] per month/[$10.73] per
                    square foot per year) and (ii) the Adjusted CPI increase;

                    June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2015: the lesser of (i)
                    [$702,937.80] ([$58,578.15] per month/[$11.80] per square
                    foot per year) and (ii) the Adjusted CPI increase;

                    First Option Period: the lesser of (i) [$774,423.00] per
                    year ([$64,535.25] per month/[$13.00] per square foot per
                    year) and (ii) the Adjusted CPI increase; and

                    Second  Option  Period: the lesser of (i) [$850,673.88]  per
                    year ([$70,889.49] per month/[$14.28] per square foot per
                    year) and (ii) the Adjusted CPI increase.

          For purposes of this subsection, the "Adjusted CPI Increase" shall be
     an amount that is determined on a cumulative basis for the five year period
     ending in the year in which the Annual Minimum Rent is to be adjusted. The
     Adjusted CPI Increase shall be calculated as follows: (a) in each year of
     the five-year period ending in the year in which the Annual Minimum Rent is
     to be adjusted, the CPI for the month of May (commencing with May 2001)
     shall be compared to the CPI for the month of May in the immediately
     preceding year; (b) the percentage change in CPI shall be multiplied by
     five and the product will be the percentage annual adjustment (which shall
     not be less than zero) (the "Annual Adjustment"); (c) the Annual Adjustment
     for each of the years in the five-year period shall be cumulated, i.e.,
     added to the prior Annual Adjustment in such five (5) year period, (the
     "Cumulative Adjustment"); and (d) the final Cumulative Adjustment shall be
     the percentage (which percentage shall be capped at 10%) by which the prior
     year's

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     Annual Minimum Rent shall be increased to determine the Adjusted CPI
     Increase. It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Annual Minimum
     Rent shall adjust only on June 1, 2005 and on June 1/st/ of each of the
     five year periods thereafter as set forth above. Therefore, the Annual
     Minimum Rent on June 1/st/ of each such five year period shall continue to
     be the Annual Minimum Rent until June 1/st/ of the next five year period
     set forth above. See Exhibit B for an illustration of the calculation to
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     determine the Adjusted CPI Increase.

     "CPI" is defined as the Consumer Price Index-United States All Items for
     All Urban Consumers (1982-1984=100) published by the Bureau of Labor
     Statistics of the Department of Labor.  If the manner in which the Consumer
     Price Index as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall be
     substantially revised, an adjustment shall be made in such revised index,
     which would produce results equivalent, as nearly as possible, to those
     which would have been obtained if the Consumer Price Index had not been so
     revised.  If the Consumer Price Index shall become unavailable to the
     public, Landlord will substitute therefor a comparable index based upon
     changes in the cost of living or purchasing power of the consumer dollar
     published by any other governmental agency, a major bank or other financial
     institution, a university or a recognized financial publication.

     In addition to the foregoing Annual Minimum Rent, Tenant shall pay to
     Landlord as additional annual rent an amount sufficient to amortize the
     amount of the Tenant Allowance (as hereinafter defined) actually
     contributed by Landlord to Tenant pursuant to the terms and provisions
     hereof, at an interest rate of ten percent (10%) over the remaining Term of
     the Lease (excluding any renewal term pursuant to the exercise of the
     Options) from the date of the last contribution with payments to be made
     monthly with payments of Annual Minimum Rent.  Following determination of
     the additional annual rent, Landlord and Tenant will enter into an
     amendment to this Lease memorializing the amount of additional annual rent.

     5.   Effective as of the date hereof, the following is added to the end of
Section 6.1 of the Lease:
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     Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Tenant shall fail to give any such notice
     of exercise within the aforesaid time limit, Tenant's right to exercise its
     option shall nevertheless continue until 30 days after Landlord shall have
     given Tenant written notice of Landlord's election to terminate such option
     and Tenant may exercise its option at any time until the expiration of said
     30 day period.

     6.   Effective as of the date hereof, the following new Section 9.3 to the
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Lease is hereby added following Section 9.2:
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     Landlord covenants and agrees that it will not lease any other space in the
     Shopping Center of which the Leased Premises are a part to any person nor
     will Landlord allow any person to use any of such space for purposes of the
     general sale of sporting goods or for other purposes which directly compete
     with Tenant's use of the Leased Premises.

     7.   Effective as of the date hereof, the following new Section 10.5 to the
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Lease is hereby added following Section 10.4:
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          10.5  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Recapture (as
     hereinafter defined), from and after the effective date of such event,
     Landlord shall be responsible for all real estate taxes and assessments
     levied against the Shopping Center, and Tenant shall be responsible to pay
     Landlord its pro rata share of all such real estate taxes and assessments.
     Tenant's pro rata share shall be determined by dividing the Leaseable Floor
     Area of the Store, after Recapture, by the Leaseable Floor Area of the
     Store prior to the Recapture.  Landlord may estimate (which estimate may be
     revised from time to time, but not more than once per year, upon thirty
     (30) days written notice to Tenant) the annual amount of such real estate
     taxes and assessments based upon [one hundred five percent (105%)] of the
     most recent tax bill for the Shopping Center or the amount required by
     Landlord's lender and Tenant shall pay to Landlord monthly on or before the
     first day of

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     each month, with and as part of the minimum monthly rent, its pro rata
     share of such annual real estate taxes and assessments divided by twelve
     (12). Within thirty (30) days following delivery by Landlord of the final
     real estate tax bill for any calendar year, Tenant will pay to Landlord or
     Landlord will reimburse to Tenant, as appropriate, any overage or
     deficiency versus the estimated payments made to Landlord. Landlord will
     provide Tenant with a copy of the real estate tax bill for the Shopping
     Center not later than 30 days following the date payment of the real estate
     taxes is due each year.

     Provided that Tenant is not in default in the payment of real estate taxes
     due and payable under this Lease, then, throughout the term of this Lease,
     Landlord shall pay, or cause to be paid, all real estate taxes, assessments
     and other taxes, duties and charges in the same category imposed by any
     governmental or public authority which shall be assessed or levied against
     the Shopping Center or any part thereof or any buildings or other
     improvements thereon or any appurtenances thereto or fixtures therein or
     any tax, charge or duty which may be imposed, levied or be or become a
     charge in lieu of any such present tax, charge or duty (herein collectively
     called "taxes"). All such taxes shall be paid before they become delinquent
     and Landlord agrees to provide to Tenant receipted bills or other evidence
     of payment of such taxes from time to time as such taxes are paid.
     Provided, however, that if Tenant pays any real estate taxes directly to
     the taxing authority imposing such real estate taxes as provided in Section
     10.1, Landlord shall not have the obligations imposed under this Section
     10.5 as to any real estate taxes paid by Tenant directly to the taxing
     authority imposing such real estate taxes.

     8.   Effective as of the date hereof, the following new Section 11.6 to the
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Lease is hereby added following Section 11.5:
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          11.6  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 11.4 to the contrary,
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     in the event of a Recapture, from and after the effective date of such
     event, Landlord shall be responsible for maintaining the insurance policies
     as provided in Section 11.1 hereof and tenant shall be responsible to pay
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     Landlord its pro rata share of all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord
     in connection therewith.  Tenant's pro rata share shall be determined by
     dividing the Leaseable Floor Area of the Store after Recapture, by the
     Leaseable Floor Area of the Store Prior to Recapture.

     9.   Effective as of the date hereof, the following new Section 12.4 to the
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Lease is hereby added following Section 12.3:
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          12.4 Landlord shall at all times during the Term keep in force a
     policy or policies of public liability insurance, or an endorsement on a
     blanket liability insurance policy or policies, against claims for personal
     injuries, death or property damage, occurring on, in or about the Shopping
     Center, with a combined single limit of not less than TWO MILLION DOLLARS
     ($2,000,000). Said policy or policies shall contain Contractual Liability
     Insurance recognizing the liability assumed in Section 23.2 hereof, shall
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     name Tenant as an additional insured, shall include a cross-liability
     endorsement providing that Landlord and Tenant, although named/additional
     insured, may recover on account of the negligence of the other, and shall
     be with an insurer with a policy holder's rating of at least A and a
     financial rating of not less than VII in Best's Insurance Reports.

     10.  Effective as of the date hereof, Section 13.1 of the Lease is hereby
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deleted in its entirety, and inserted in lieu thereof is the following:

          13.1 Anything in this Lease to the contrary notwithstanding, Landlord
     and Tenant each hereby waives any and all rights of recovery, claim, action
     or cause of action, against the other, its agents (including partners, both
     general and limited), officers, directors, shareholders or employees, for
     any loss or damage that may occur to the Shopping Center, or any
     improvements thereto, or any property of such party thereon, by reason of
     fire, the elements, or any other cause which could be insured against under
     the terms of the All Risk Policy to be carried pursuant to Section 11.1 of
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     this Lease, regardless of cause or origin, including negligence of the
     other party hereto, its agents, officers or employees and covenants that no
     insurer shall hold any right of subrogation against such other party.  This
     mutual waiver is in addition to any other waiver or release contained in

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     this Lease.  Landlord and Tenant shall give written notice to their
     insurers of the provisions of this waiver and release and have their
     insurance policies endorsed, if required, to prevent invalidation of
     insurance coverage by reason of this waiver and release.

     11.  Effective as of the date hereof, Section 14.1 of the Lease is hereby
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deleted in its entirety, and inserted in lieu thereof is the following:

          14.1 Subject to the terms and provisions of Article 20 below, during
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     the Term, Tenant agrees, at no cost or expense to Landlord, to police and
     maintain the Shopping Center in good operating condition, order and repair
     at all times, and to make all replacements and repairs to the Shopping
     Center as and when necessary, including, but without limitation, repairing
     and replacing any surface paving whenever necessary, repairing, replacing
     and maintaining landscaping in the Shopping Center, keeping the same
     properly drained and reasonably free of snow, ice, water and rubbish and in
     a neat, clean orderly and sanitary condition, providing security as
     necessary to protect the property and persons of those properly using the
     Shopping Center, maintaining suitable and adequate lighting in exterior
     portions of the Shopping Center (and keeping same lighted during, and for
     at least one-half hour after, Tenant's business hours), maintaining such
     directional signs, markers and painted lines as may from time to time be
     necessary or proper for the control of parking and traffic in the Shopping
     Center, maintaining adequate access ways connecting all parking areas with
     the public streets abutting the Shopping Center.  Notwithstanding the
     foregoing, in the event of a Recapture, from and after the effective date
     of such event, Landlord shall be responsible for maintaining the Common
     Areas and exterior portions of the Store, including but not limited to
     exterior walls, roof, canopy, and HVAC units which do not exclusively serve
     the Store, and all repairs and replacements thereof, all pursuant to this
     Section 14.1 and Tenant shall be responsible to pay Landlord its pro rata
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     share of all costs and expenses incurred by Landlord in connection
     therewith, including, without limitation, a management fee equal to ten
     percent (10%) multiplied by said costs and expenses (excluding taxes).  No
     other administrative or management fee or expense shall be allowed.
     Tenant's pro rata share shall be determined by dividing the Leaseable Floor
     Area of the Store, after Recapture, by the Leaseable Floor Area of the
     Store prior to the Recapture. Landlord may estimate (which estimate may be
     revised from time to time, upon thirty (30) days written notice to Tenant)
     the annual cost of such maintenance and Tenant shall pay to Landlord
     monthly on or before the first day of each month, with and as part of the
     minimum monthly rent, its pro rata share of such annual cost divided by
     twelve (12). Within ninety (90) days following the end of each Lease Year
     Landlord will endeavor to provide Tenant with a statement of the cost of
     maintenance of the Shopping Center pursuant to this Section 14.1, with such
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     supporting materials as may be reasonably requested by Tenant. Within
     thirty (30) days of receipt of such annual statement and reasonable
     supporting materials, Tenant will pay to Landlord or Landlord will
     reimburse to Tenant, as appropriate, any overage or deficiency versus the
     estimated payments made to Landlord.

     The parties acknowledge that currently the parking lot lights are metered
     as part of Tenant's premises and Landlord reimburses Tenant for a portion
     of Tenant's electrical charges attributable thereto as determined by a
     prior electrical study.  In the event of Recapture, a new electrical study
     regarding the parking lot lights which are currently metered as part of
     Tenant's premises will be conducted.  Thereafter, Landlord shall reimburse
     Tenant for the portion of the electrical attributable to the parking lot
     lights as determined by such study not less than monthly.

     12.  Effective as of the date hereof, the following new Sections 17.4 and
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17.5 to the Lease are hereby added following Section 17.3:
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          17.4 Upon completion of any alterations, Tenant shall provide Landlord
     with such documents as Landlord may reasonably require (including, without
     limitation, sworn contractors statements and supporting lien waivers)
     evidencing full or partial payment for such work, and "as built" working
     drawings, if available.

          17.5 Tenant may make alterations in connection with its remodeling and
     updating

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     of the Store ("Remodel Alterations"). Tenant shall cause to be prepared
     plans and specifications (the "Plans") for the Remodel Alterations and
     shall submit the Plans to Landlord for its approval. Landlord shall have
     fourteen (14) days after Tenant's submission thereof to deliver any
     objections to the Plans to Tenant or, if Tenant delivers a second notice to
     Landlord after said fourteen (14) day period (the "Reminder Notice"),
     Landlord shall be deemed to have approved the Plans. Landlord agrees not to
     unreasonably withhold or condition its approval of the Plans. In the event
     Landlord

     provides Tenant with written objections to the Plans, Tenant shall promptly
     revise the Plans and the approval process shall continue until the parties
     have reached agreement. Fifteen (15) days after Landlord's review and
     approval of the "Tenant Allowance Documents" (hereinafter defined) to be
     submitted by Tenant to Landlord after completion of portions of the Remodel
     Alterations, Landlord shall disburse to Tenant the cost of Tenant's
     improvements up to the aggregate sum of Three Hundred Thousand and
     No/100ths Dollars ($300,000)(the "Tenant Allowance"). Notwithstanding the
     foregoing, Landlord and Tenant acknowledge and agree that (i) disbursements
     of the Tenant Allowance shall be in incremental amounts of not less than
     Fifty Thousand and No/100ths Dollars ($50,000) based upon the status of
     completion of the Remodel Alterations; (ii) Tenant shall not be entitled to
     more than one request for funding of a portion of the Tenant Allowance each
     calendar month; and (iii) Landlord's obligation to fund the Tenant
     Allowance shall terminate on the earlier of the date on which the aggregate
     sum of the Tenant Allowance has been funded; or [June 1, 2003]. Tenant may
     do alterations in stages and there is no requirement that Tenant complete
     all planned alterations prior to receiving any Tenant Allowance.

     As used herein, the "Tenant Allowance Documents" shall consist of the
following:

               (i) a current dated, sworn owner's statement disclosing all of
          the contracts entered into by Tenant relating to the construction of
          the Remodel Alterations and specifying, at a minimum, the name and
          address of each party, the trade of each party, the total contract
          amount for each party, and disclosing no remaining balance to be paid
          to any party for that portion of the Remodel Alterations for which
          reimbursement is sought by Tenant;

               (ii) a sworn statement/affidavit from the Tenant's general
          contractor specifying at a minimum the names and addresses of all
          contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and materialmen supplying
          labor, service and/or materials in connection with the Remodel
          Alterations to the Store, the total contract amount for each party,
          the amounts previously paid to each party, and disclosing no remaining
          balance to be paid to any party for that portion of the Remodel
          Alterations for which reimbursement is sought by Tenant;

               (iii) original notarized partial or final lien waivers as the
          case may be from the general contractor for all lienable work done and
          materials delivered for that portion of the Remodel Alterations for
          which reimbursement is sought by Tenant;

               (iv) a certificate from Tenant's architect certifying that the
          portion of the Remodel Alterations for which reimbursement is sought
          by Tenant have been finally completed in accordance with all
          applicable provisions of the Lease and in accordance with the plans
          and specifications approved by Landlord, and no asbestos-containing
          materials have been used in the construction thereof; and

               (v) an estoppel certificate executed by Tenant in the form
          attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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     13.  Effective as of the date hereof, Section 18.1 of the Lease is hereby
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deleted in its entirety, and inserted in lieu thereof is the following:

          18.1 Tenant, as well as its agents, employees and customers
     (collectively, the "Customers") shall have and hereby are granted complete,
     nonexclusive and undisturbed access to, and use of, all Common Areas.
     Landlord shall use its reasonable best efforts to

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     prevent the Common Areas from being used by other than Tenant and its
     Customers, or, in the event of a Recapture, the Customers of other
     tenant(s) of the Shopping Center. Tenant shall maintain all Common Areas in
     good condition, repair and cleanliness, including ice and snow removal, and
     free of any impediments to easy and safe movement within the Common Areas,
     subject to the terms and provisions of Section 14.1 above. Should any other
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     tenant or its Customers use parking such that Tenant or its Customers
     regularly experience a lack of adequate parking for use in conjunction with
     the Store,

     Landlord shall designate no less than fifty (50) parking spaces in close
     proximity to the entrance of the Store for the exclusive use of Tenant and
     its Customers and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the
     use of such parking by other tenants or their Customers. Tenant shall be
     permitted from time to time to conduct special events and/or tent sales in
     the parking lot and sidewalk sales on the sidewalks of the Shopping Center.

     14.  Effective as of the date hereof, the following shall be inserted at
the end of Section 22.1 of the Lease:
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     In the event a lien is filed, the party receiving notice of such filing
     shall provide notice to the other party within fifteen (15) days and shall
     cause such lien to be discharged within thirty (30) days unless the lien is
     being contested and enforcement thereof is stayed during such contest.  If
     a party shall fail to cause such lien to be so discharged, then in addition
     to any other right or remedy which the other party may have, the other
     party may, but shall not be obligated to, discharge the same either by
     paying the amount claimed to be due or by procuring the discharge of such
     lien by deposit or by bonding proceedings, and in any such event such party
     shall be entitled, if such party so elects, to compel the prosecution of
     any action for the foreclosure of such lien by the lienor and to pay the
     amount of the judgment in favor of the lienor with interest, costs and
     allowances.  Any amount so paid and all costs and expenses (including
     reasonable counsel fees) incurred in connection therewith, together with
     interest thereon at the lesser of (i) twelve percent (12%) per annum, or
     (ii) the maximum rate permitted by law from the date of making of the
     payment or incurring of the cost or expense, shall be promptly paid upon
     demand to the party incurring such costs within fifteen (15) days of
     written demand.  If Landlord does not pay such amounts to Tenant within
     fifteen (15) days of written demand, Tenant may offset any amounts due from
     Rent next coming due.

     15.  Effective as of the date hereof, the following shall be inserted as
Section 26.1 of the Lease:
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     LANDLORD'S DEFAULT: If Landlord fails to pay any installment of taxes or
     assessment or any interest, principal, costs or other charges upon any
     lease, mortgage or deed of trust or other lien or encumbrance affecting the
     Store or Shopping Center and to which this Lease may be subordinate when
     any of the same become due or if Landlord fails to make any repairs or do
     any work required of Landlord by the provisions of this Lease, or in any
     other respect fails to perform any obligation under this Lease to be
     performed by Landlord, and such failure continues for 30 days after written
     notice thereof is sent by Tenant to Landlord informing Landlord of such
     failure, then Landlord shall be deemed to be in default under this Lease;
     provided, however, that if the failure set forth in Tenant's notice is such
     that it requires more than 30 days to correct, Landlord shall not be deemed
     to be in default hereunder if Landlord (i) promptly and diligently
     commences curing the failure within 30 days after written notice is sent by
     Tenant to Landlord informing Landlord of such failure, and (ii) diligently
     prosecutes the cure to completion following the expiration of the original
     30 day period set forth herein. However, if Landlord desires to contest the
     validity or correctness of any lien or encumbrance, it may do so, provided
     that it shall first furnish Tenant with a good and sufficient bond
     indemnifying Tenant against any loss, liability or damage on account
     thereof.

     16.  Effective as of the date hereof, the following shall be inserted as
Section 26.2 of the Lease:
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     TENANT'S REMEDIES: (a) Upon any default by Landlord, Tenant may (but this

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     shall not be deemed to impose an obligation upon Tenant to do so), in
     addition to any remedies available to it at law or in equity pay such
     taxes, assessments, interest, principal, costs and other charges and cure
     such defaults on behalf of and at the expense of Landlord, and do all
     necessary work and make all necessary payments in connection therewith
     including but not limited to the payment of any fees, costs and charges of
     or in connection with any legal action which may have been brought, the
     cost of which performance, upon the proper payment thereof, together with
     all interest and penalties

     necessarily paid in connection therewith and any and all other damages
     incurred by Tenant as a result of any such default, shall be paid to Tenant
     by Landlord within 30 days after written demand, with interest thereon at
     the lesser of (i) twelve percent (12%) per annum, or (ii) the maximum rate
     then permitted by law, from the date of each expenditure and/or occurrence
     or, at the continuing option of Tenant, the same may (in whole or in part),
     with interest as aforesaid, be deducted from minimum rent and/or percentage
     rent and any other payments required by Tenant to Landlord hereunder which
     may be due or become due thereafter. Nothing herein contained shall
     preclude Tenant from proceeding to collect the amount so paid by it as
     aforesaid without waiting for rental offsets to accrue. In no event shall
     such deduction be the basis of forfeiture of this Lease nor constitute a
     default in the payment of rent unless Tenant shall fail to pay the amount
     of such deduction within thirty (30) days after Tenant's receipt of notice
     of a final adjudication that such amount is owing the Landlord. If at the
     expiration of this Lease there shall be any sums owing by Landlord to
     Tenant, this Lease may at the election of Tenant be extended and continue
     in full force and effect until the next January 31st following the date
     when the indebtedness of Landlord to Tenant shall have been fully paid.
     Tenant may exercise said right of extension by giving Landlord notice at
     least fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of this Lease of its intent
     to so extend the term. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
     Section and regardless of whether an event of Landlord's default shall have
     occurred, such curative action by Tenant may be taken without any notice if
     the condition constitutes an emergency provided that Tenant immediately
     notifies Landlord of any such action taken. If a court finally determines
     that Tenant has improperly exercised its self-help and/or offset rights,
     Tenant shall have 30 days after receipt of notice of such final judgment to
     pay to Landlord any sums found by such court to be due from Tenant to
     Landlord before Landlord shall have the right to declare a termination of
     this Lease.

     17.  Effective as of the date hereof, Section 28.1 of the Lease is hereby
                                           ------------
deleted in its entirety, and inserted in lieu thereof is the following:

     28.1 Tenant Assignment/Subletting.
          ----------------------------

          28.1.1  Provided that Tenant is not in default under this Lease,
     Tenant shall have the right, at any time, to assign this Lease or sublet
     all or any part of the Store to any entity; provided that (i) Tenant
     continues to remain primarily liable on its obligations set forth herein;
     (ii) any such subtenant and/or assignee shall assume and be bound by all
     obligations of Tenant for payment of all amounts of rental and other sums
     and the performance of all covenants required by Tenant pursuant to this
     Lease; (iii) any such subtenant and/or assignee intends to operate the
     Shopping Center in accordance with the usage restrictions of this Lease;
     and (iv) not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such
     transaction, Tenant provides Landlord with copies of the documents
     evidencing such transaction and such evidence as Landlord may reasonably
     required to establish that such transaction falls within the terms and
     provisions of this paragraph.

          28.1.2  A sale by Tenant of all or substantially all of its assets or
     all or substantially all of its stock if Tenant is a publicly traded
     corporation, a merger of Tenant with another corporation, the transfer of
     twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the stock if Tenant is not a publicly
     traded corporation, or transfer of twenty-five (25%) or more of the
     beneficial ownership interests in a non-corporate tenant shall constitute
     an assignment hereunder.

          28.1.3  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 28.1 to the
                                                             ------------
     contrary, thirty (30) days prior to any assignment or subletting, or
     amendment or extension to any existing assignment or subletting, Tenant
     shall notify Landlord (the "Tenant Notice"),

                                       8
<PAGE>

     provide Landlord with a copy of said assignment or subletting, and
     Landlord, within ten (10) days thereafter, shall have the right to reduce
     the square footage of the Store as to the portion of the Store to be
     assigned or sublet (a "Recapture") by delivering Tenant with written notice
     thereof (a "Recapture Notice"). In the event Landlord provides the
     Recapture Notice: (i) such reduction shall be effective as of the date set
     forth in a written notice from Landlord to Tenant which date shall in no
     event be more than thirty (30) days following the Tenant Notice; (ii)
     Tenant's minimum annual rent shall be proportionately

     reduced; and (iii) at Landlord's option, if set forth in the Recapture
     Notice, Tenant shall assign Landlord the assignment or sublet agreement. If
     Landlord does not deliver the Recapture Notice, the square footage of the
     Store shall not be reduced, Tenant shall remain liable for the entire Store
     and minimum annual rent, and Tenant shall be free to enter into said
     assignment or recapture within ten (10) days thereafter. Landlord's
     exercise or failure to exercise a Recapture shall not eliminate Tenant's
     obligation to obtain the consent of Landlord or re-notice Landlord in
     respect of any future sublettings or assignments, or amendments thereto. In
     the event of a Recapture, Tenant shall have the right to have the Store
     measured after such Recapture and thereafter, the Size of the Store as set
     forth in Section 1.3 shall be as determined by such measurement and
     Tenant's pro rata share shall be appropriately adjusted as provided in
     Sections 10.5, 11.6 and 14.1 hereof. Any measurement shall be based on the
     actual number of square feet of floor space within the exterior walls of
     all floors, measured to the center lines of all common walls, including any
     basements, and including stairs, interior elevators, escalators, air
     conditioning and other interior equipment rooms; but excluding loading
     docks and platforms, transformer vaults, utility penthouses or utility
     enclosures and any mezzanine space.

          All documents utilized by Tenant to evidence any subletting or
     assignment to which Landlord has consented shall be subject to prior
     approval by Landlord or its counsel. Tenant shall pay on demand all of
     Landlord's costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
     incurred in determining whether or not to consent to any requested sublease
     or Assignment and in reviewing and approving such documentation, provided,
     in no event shall Tenant be liable for costs in excess of Five Hundred and
     No/100ths Dollars ($500.00) per request.

     18.  Effective as of the date hereof, the following new Section 28.2 to the
                                                             ------------
Lease is hereby inserted following the replacement Section 28.1 set forth above:
                                                   ------------

          28.2 Landlord Assignment. Landlord shall have the right to sell,
               -------------------
     transfer or assign in whole or in part, its rights and obligations under
     this Lease and in the Store. Notwithstanding anything in this Lease to the
     contrary, any such sale, transfer or assignment shall operate to release
     Landlord from any and all subsequent liabilities under this Lease and shall
     result automatically in the purchaser or assignee assuming and agreeing to
     carry out all the covenants and obligations of Landlord herein.

     19.  Except as expressly modified by this First Amendment, the terms and
provisions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect, and Landlord and
Tenant hereby ratify, confirm and affirm each and every term and provision
thereof.

     20.  The Lease, as amended by this First Amendment, constitutes the entire
agreement between Landlord and Tenant, supersedes any prior agreement or
understanding between Landlord and Tenant (including, without limitation, the
Extension Letter), and may not be further modified or amended in any manner
other than in a writing signed by each of Landlord and Tenant.

     21.  This First Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which, when taken together,
shall constitute one and the same instrument.

     22.  This First Amendment is executed by the undersigned Land Trustee as
Landlord, not personally, but solely as Trustee in the exercise of the power and
authority conferred upon and vested in it as such Trustee. It is expressly
understood and agreed that all of the warranties,

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<PAGE>

indemnities, representations, covenants, undertakings and agreements herein made
on the part of the Trustee are undertaken by it solely in its capacity as
Trustee, and not personally. No personal liability or personal responsibility is
assumed by or shall at any time be asserted or enforceable against the Trustee
on account of any warranty, indemnity, representation, covenant, undertaking or
agreement of the Trustee in the Lease, as modified and amended by this First
Amendment.

                        [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

                                       10
<PAGE>

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this First Amendment to be
executed by their duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first
above written.

                                        LANDLORD:
                                        --------

                                        AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
                                        OF CHICAGO, not personally, but solely
                                        as Trustee as aforesaid

A T T E S T:

By:________________________________     By:__________________________________
Name:______________________________     Name:________________________________
Its:_______________________________     Its:_________________________________

                                        TENANT:
                                        ------

                                        SPORTMART, INC., a Delaware corporation

A T T E S T:
By:________________________________     By:__________________________________
Name: Cynthia J. Cashman                Name:  Nesa E. Hassanein
      -----------------------------            ------------------------------
Its: Director of Real Estate            Its: Vice President & General Counsel
     ------------------------------          --------------------------------

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                                   EXHIBIT A

                           TENANT ALLOWANCE ESTOPPEL

                              _____________, 2000

     Re:  Lease dated as of September 1, 1994, as amended by that certain First
     Amendment to Lease dated as of  January 28, 2000  (as amended, the
                                     ----------------
     "Lease"), demising certain premises commonly known as 1015 East Golf Road,
     Schaumburg, Illinois (the "Premises")

Gentlemen:

     We are the Tenant under the Lease. All capitalized terms used but not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Lease.
We hereby certify, for your benefit and for the benefit of your respective
successors and assigns, that as of the date of this estoppel certificate:

     1.   The Lease is in full force and effect and, except as set forth above,
has not been assigned, supplemented, modified or amended, and there do not exist
any other agreements concerning the Shopping Center between the Landlord and us.

     2.   The term of the Lease commenced on September 1, 1994 and will expire
on May 31, 2015, subject to the exercise of the Options set forth in the Lease.

     3.   We are not in default under the Lease, and to the best of our
knowledge, (i) the Landlord is not in default under the Lease, and (ii) no state
of fact exists which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both,
would constitute a default by the Landlord under the Lease.

     4.   To the best of our knowledge, we have no outstanding defenses,
offsets, liens, claims or credits under the Lease against the Landlord or
against the enforcement of any provision of the Lease by the Landlord.

     5.   There is no rent concession by Landlord under the Lease which has not
yet been fully paid.

     6.   The minimum rent payable under the Lease is at the rate of $________
per month.

     7.   In addition to minimum rent, we, as Tenant, are required to pay all
          real estate taxes and assessments which are assessed, levied,
          confirmed, imposed upon, or become due and payable out of, or in
          respect of, or become a lien on the Shopping Center, or any part
          thereof or any appurtenance thereto.

     8.   We certify that Landlord has paid the sum of $_________ as a portion
of the Tenant Allowance. The remaining balance of the Tenant Allowance yet to be
funded is $__________.

                                        Very truly yours,

                                        SPORTMART, INC.

                                        By:_________________________
                                        Name:_______________________
                                        Title:______________________

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                                  Schedule B

The rent is only adjusted every 5 year period. This is the formula. The
percentage change in CPI is multiplied by 5. The difference cannot be less than
0 and the total difference is capped at 10

Here is an example:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year                   2000           2001           2002           2003           2004           2005
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                    <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
CPI                       2              3              4              4              3              4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Difference                               1              1              0             -1              1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Times                                    5              5              5              5              5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Adjustment                               5              5              0              0              5
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Annual
Cumulative                               5             10             10             10             15
Adjustment
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Total Cumulative Adjustment is 15%, however, capped at 10%

May 31, 2005 Rent:                               $580,817.25

Plus
Cumulative Adjustment
Capped at 10%:                                            10%

Adjusted CPI Increase                            $638,898.98

New Rent Payments
06/01/05-5/31/10:                                $638,898.98

                                       13<PAGE>

                       GART BROS. SPORTING GOODS COMPANY

                           DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

     GART BROS. SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, incorporated under the laws of the State
of Colorado, (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), hereby establishes the
Gart Bros. Sporting Goods Company Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan")
effective as of January 1, 1999. The Company intends to provide, under the Plan,
certain of its Key Employees with benefits upon retirement, death, disability or
other termination of employment, for the purpose of promoting in its Key
Employees the strongest interest in the successful operation of the Company and
to induce such employees to remain in the employ of the Company.

                                   ARTICLE I

                                  Definitions
                                  -----------

     1.01  Administrative Committee shall mean the committee appointed pursuant
           ------------------------
to Article VIII of the Plan.

     1.02  Adoption Agreement shall mean a written agreement between a
           ------------------
Participant and the Company, whereby a Participant agrees to defer a portion of
his or her Compensation pursuant to the provisions of the Plan, and the Company
agrees to make benefit payments in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

     1.03  Beneficiary shall mean any person, persons or entities designated by
           -----------
a Participant to receive benefits hereunder upon the death of such Participant.

     1.04  Benefit Account shall mean the account maintained on the books of the
           ---------------
Company for each Participant pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof.

     1.05  Change of Control shall mean the acquisition of beneficial ownership,
           -----------------
after the Effective Date, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent
(50%) of the voting power of the outstanding common stock of the Company, by any
person, group, association, corporation or other entity.

     1.06  Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
           ----

     1.08  Bonus Contributions shall mean deferral of bonus Compensation by
           -------------------
Participant as provided in Article III of the Plan.

     1.09  Company shall mean Gart Bros. Sporting Goods Company, a Colorado
           -------
corporation and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, if any.
<PAGE>

          1.10  Compensation  shall mean the total amount of all payments made
                ------------
by the Company to a Participant, including payment of bonus, for services
rendered to the Company. Compensation shall not include Participant expense
reimbursements, contributions made by the Company under the Plan, payments made
by the Company for group insurance, hospitalization and like benefits, or
contributions made by the Company under any other employee benefit plan the
Company maintains. Any deferred compensation benefit payments under this Plan
shall not be deemed salary or other compensation to the Participant eligible for
computation of benefits to which they may be entitled under the Section 401(k)
Plan, or other qualified retirement plans of the Company for the benefit of its
employees. The deferred compensation benefit payments are compensation for all
other purposes.

          1.11  Deferral Contribution  shall mean deferral of Compensation by a
                ---------------------
Participant as provided in Article III of the Plan.

          1.12  Deferral Period  shall mean the period of time during which
                ---------------
Compensation is being deferred pursuant to Article III of the Plan.

          1.13  Deferral Change Date  shall mean, for purposes of changing the
                --------------------
amount of Deferral Contributions under the Plan, January 1 of each Plan Year.

          1.14  Determination Date  shall mean the last day of the Plan Year.
                ------------------

          1.15  Disability  shall mean, for the first two (2) years of the
                ----------
Disability, that the Participant can not substantially perform the duties of the
Participant's occupation. After the first two (2) years of Disability,
Disability shall mean the Participant can not work at any occupation for which
the Participant is fitted by education, training or experience as determined by
the Administrative Committee. In addition, Disability shall exist if the
Participant has total and permanent loss of sight of both eyes; or has both
hands severed at or above the wrist; or has both feet severed at or above the
ankle; or has such severance of one hand and one foot. The Participant shall be
considered disabled if the aforementioned conditions are caused by sickness or
accident; are continuous for at least six (6) months; and begin after the
execution of the Adoption Agreement, and is determined to be totally disabled by
the insurance carrier under the Company's Long Term Disability Plan. However
Disability hereunder shall not be deemed to include Disability resulting
directly from willfully and intentionally self-inflicted injury.

          1.16  Disallowed 401(k) Contributions shall mean deferral of
                -------------------------------
Compensation by a Participant as provided in Article III of the Plan.

          1.17  Effective Date of this Plan shall be January 1, 1999.
                --------------

          1.18  Hardship  shall mean an unforeseen financial emergency suffered
                --------
by a participant. The financial emergency must be beyond the Participant's
control and must be of sufficient magnitude to cause the Participant great
hardship if early withdrawal of Participant's benefits were not allowed or if a
change in participant's Stated Deferral was not allowed.  Any early

                                      -2-
<PAGE>

withdrawal by reason of Hardship shall be limited to the amount necessary to
meet the financial emergency.

          1.19  Investment Measurement Options  shall mean the investment
                ------------------------------
elections made by the Participant on the form provided for that purpose by the
Administrative Committee.  The Committee in its discretion may determine
appropriate equity and fixed income investments for all categories of
contributions to the Plan.

          1.20  Key Employees  shall mean all employees of the Company who are
                -------------
performing services for the Company, who are designated as Key Employees by the
Administrative Committee.  A person designated as a Key Employee shall remain so
until such designation is revoked by the Administrative Committee, in its sole
discretion.

          1.21  Normal Retirement Age  shall mean age 65.
                ---------------------

          1.22  Normal Retirement Date  shall mean the first day of the month
                ----------------------
after a Participant attains Normal Retirement Age and actually retires.

          1.23  Participant  shall mean a Key Employee of the Company who has
                -----------
completed an Adoption Agreement accepted by the Administrative Committee as
evidenced by an authorized signature.

          1.24  Plan Entry Date shall mean the Effective Date and the first day
                ---------------
of each Plan Year.

          1.25  Plan Year  shall mean the twelve-month period on which the plan
                ---------
records are kept, which shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31 of each
Plan Year.

          1.26  Retirement shall mean a Participant's termination of employment
                ----------
after reaching Normal Retirement Age.

          1.27  Section 401(k) Plan  shall mean the qualified Section 401(k)
                -------------------
Profit-Sharing Plan maintained by the Company which is qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code.

          1.28  Service  shall mean the period of time from the date of
                -------
employment by the Company to the date of Retirement or termination of employment
with the Company.

          1.29  Stated Deferral  shall mean the amount of Compensation the
                ---------------
Participant agrees to defer as designated on the Withholding Request Form.

          1.30  Subsidiaries and Affiliates  shall mean any corporation or other
                ---------------------------
employer during any period while it is, together with the Company, a member of a
controlled group of corporations or an affiliated service group under common
control (within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code).

                                      -3-
<PAGE>

          1.31  Successor Company  shall mean any company which adopts this Plan
                -----------------
for any former employees of Company who become employees of a Successor Company
under a plan of reorganization.

          1.32  Termination of Employment  shall mean the Participant's ceasing
                -------------------------
to be employed by the Company for any reason whatsoever, voluntary or
involuntary, including by reason of death or Disability.

          1.33  Withholding Request Form  shall mean a written document signed
                ------------------------
by the Participant, whereby the Participant states the amount of Disallowed
401(k) Deferrals and Deferral Contributions to be made for the Plan Year.

          1.34  Year of Service shall mean a twelve (12) consecutive month
                ---------------
period beginning on the later of the Effective Date of the Plan or Participant's
date of employment with Company, and each anniversary thereof during which
Participant is employed on a full-time basis by Company. A Participant with a
Disability shall be considered to be employed on a full-time basis by Company
for purposes of computing years of service.

                                  ARTICLE II

                         Eligibility and Participation
                         -----------------------------

          2.01  Participation.  From time to time the Administrative Committee,
                -------------
in its sole discretion, may designate those Key Employees to whom the
opportunity to participate in this Plan shall be extended.

          2.02  Enrollment Requirements.  Key Employees who have been selected
                -----------------------
by the Administrative Committee to participate in this Plan may enroll in the
plan by (a) entering into an Adoption Agreement with the Company, and (b)
completing such other forms and furnishing such other information as the Company
may reasonably require.

          2.03  Enrollment Time Period.  A Key Employee must execute an Adoption
                ----------------------
Agreement within thirty (30) days after adoption of the Plan by the Company.
Otherwise, the Key Employee must execute an Adoption Agreement thirty (30) days
prior to the Plan Entry Date of the Plan Year in which the Agreement is to be
effective.

          2.04  Failure of Eligibility.  A Participant shall cease to be a
                ----------------------
Participant at Termination of Employment (unless the Participant qualifies for
benefits set forth in Article VI), or upon revocation by the Administrative
Committee of the Participant's status as a Key Employee.  A person who ceases to
be a Participant during the Deferral Period will have no further right to defer
Compensation hereunder.  However, the employment of a Participant shall not be
deemed to be terminated by reason of an approved leave of absence granted in
accordance with uniform rules applied in a non-discriminatory manner by the
Company.

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                                  ARTICLE III

                           Participant Contributions
                           -------------------------

     3.01 Disallowed 401(k) Contributions.  Each Participant may elect to defer
          -------------------------------
a portion of his or her Compensation which is equal to the amount that the
Participant was unable to defer pursuant to the Company's Section 401(k) Plan
because such deferrals would otherwise violate the deferral percentage
requirements of Section 401(k) of the Code.  The amount that may be deferred
pursuant to this paragraph is the difference between the annual deferral
limitation set forth in Section 402(g) of the Code (for the 1999 calendar year
in the amount of $10,000) and the amount actually deferred by the Participant
under the Company's Section 401(k) Plan.  The Participant must defer the largest
amount possible under the Company's Section 401(k) Plan before the Participant
qualifies to make deferrals pursuant to this paragraph.

     3.02 Deferral Contributions.  Each Participant hereunder may elect a
          ----------------------
Deferral Contribution of a portion of his or her Compensation earned and payable
on or after the Effective Date of this Plan and before the commencement of the
pay period in which the election becomes effective.  Deferral Contributions may
not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of Compensation, excluding Bonus Compensation.

     3.03 Bonus Contributions.  Each Participant may elect a Bonus Contribution
          -------------------
of a portion of his or her bonus earned and payable on or after the Effective
Date of this Plan.  A Participant may elect to defer up to fifty percent (50%)
of any bonus payable to them.

  3.04    Limitation on Contributions.  The total amount of Disallowed 401(k)
          ---------------------------
Contributions and Deferral Contributions during any Plan Year may not exceed 15%
of each Participant's Compensation.  Bonus Contributions are not subject to this
limitation.

     3.05 Subsequent Deferral and Bonus Contributions.  Subsequent to the
          -------------------------------------------
initial deferrals provided for in Sections 3.02 and 3.03 above, a Participant
may from time to time elect to increase or decrease the amount of Compensation
or bonus deferred in pay periods which commence on or after the next Deferral
Change Date which follows such subsequent election.

     3.06 Procedure for Deferral.  The initial election provided for in Sections
          ----------------------
3.02 and 3.03 and any subsequent election or elections provided for in Section
3.05 shall be made on the Withholding Request Form provided by the
Administrative Committee for that purpose.  Except as provided in Section 3.05,
the amount specified in the election shall be deferred and shall be subtracted
from the Compensation and bonus otherwise payable to the Participant during the
period in which the election is in effect.

     3.07 Election to Defer Irrevocable;  Exceptions.  Except as otherwise
          ------------------------------------------
provided herein, a Participant's election to defer compensation shall be
irrevocable except for changes allowed at each Deferral Change Date.  The
Administrative Committee, in its sole discretion, upon demonstration of a
substantial Hardship by the Participant, may permit subsequent alteration on a
date other than such Deferral Change Date of a Participant's deferral election.
A request to alter

                                      -5-
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the amount of Compensation deferred shall be submitted by Participant in writing
to the Administrative Committee. The application shall set forth in detail the
reasons for the requested reduction.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                             Company Contributions
                             ---------------------

     4.01 Company Discretionary Contributions.  For each Plan Year, the Company
          -----------------------------------
may, in its sole discretion, make a contribution to each Participant's Benefit
Account in a dollar amount to be determined by Company.

     4.02 Company Matching Contributions.  The Company shall make a matching
          ------------------------------
contribution to each Participant's Disallowed 401(k) Contributions not to exceed
the total Company matching contributions in a manner similar to and under the
same rules as the matching contribution formula under the Section 401(k) Plan
sponsored by the Company.

                                   ARTICLE V

                       Unfunded Status and Life Insurance
                       ----------------------------------

     5.01 Unfunded Status.  All benefits payable under this Plan shall be paid
          ---------------
as they become due and payable by the Company out of its general assets.  In the
event the Company, in its sole discretion, decides to fund all or any part of
the benefits payable under this Plan with contributions to a separate fund, the
Company shall maintain separate accounts for each Participant to which such
contributions are allocated.  Nothing contained in this Plan shall be deemed to
create a trust of any kind for the benefit of the Participants or create any
fiduciary relationship between the Company and the Participants or their
Beneficiaries.  To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive
benefits under this Plan, such rights shall be no greater than the right of any
unsecured general creditor of the Company.

     5.02 Life Insurance.  The Company's obligation under this Plan shall be an
          --------------
unfunded and unsecured promise to pay.  The Company shall not be required to
fund its obligations, but the Company, in its sole discretion, may apply for and
own for its own benefit, insurance on the life of a Participant in such amounts
and in such forms as the Company may choose.  The Participant shall have no
interest whatsoever in any such policy or policies, but at the request of the
Company shall submit to medical examinations and shall accurately and truthfully
supply such information and execute such documents as may be required by the
insurance company or companies to whom the Company has applied for insurance.
The Company shall be under no obligation to provide the benefits in Article VII
of this Plan if the Participant fails to comply with these provisions.  Any
insurance policy acquired by or held by the Company in connection with the
liabilities assumed by it pursuant to the Plan shall not be deemed to be held
under any trust for the benefit of the Participant, the Participant's
Beneficiary or estate, or to be security for the

                                      -6-
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performance of the obligations of the Company but shall be, and remain, a
general, unpledged and unrestricted asset of the Company.

                                  ARTICLE VI

                    Participant Benefit Account And Vesting
                    ---------------------------------------

     6.01 Benefit Account.  The Company shall establish a Benefit Account on its
          ---------------
books for each Participant, and shall credit to each Participant's Benefit
Account the following amounts at the times specified:

      (a) Participant Disallowed 401(k) Contributions. The amount of
          -------------------------------------------
Compensation the Participant elects to defer pursuant to Article III of the
Plan, credited as of the month the Participant would otherwise have received the
Compensation reduced by any current Plan Year distributions as of the month the
distribution was made.  The Company shall deduct from Participant's Compensation
any amounts it, in its sole discretion, determines that it is required to
withhold under any state or federal law for taxes or other charges.

      (b) Participant Deferral Contributions.  The amount of Compensation the
          ----------------------------------
Participant elects to defer pursuant to Article III of the Plan, credited as of
the month the Participant would otherwise have received the Compensation reduced
by any current Plan Year distributions as of the month the distribution was
made.  The Company shall deduct from Participant's Compensation any amounts it,
in its sole discretion, determines that it is required to withhold under any
state or federal law for taxes or other charges;

      (c) Participant Bonus Contributions. The amount of bonus the Participant
          -------------------------------
elects to defer pursuant to Article III of the Plan, credited as of the month
the Participant would otherwise have received the bonus reduced by any current
Plan Year distributions as of the month the distribution was made.  The Company
shall deduct from Participant's Compensation any amounts it, in its sole
discretion, determines that it is required to withhold under any state or
federal law for taxes or other charges;

      (d) Company Discretionary Contributions.  The amount of Company
          -----------------------------------
Discretionary Contributions made pursuant to Article IV of the Plan, credited as
of the Determination Date of the applicable Plan Year;

      (e) Company Matching Contributions.  The amount of Company Matching
          ------------------------------
Contributions made pursuant to Article IV of the Plan, credited as of the month
of contribution; and

      (f) Earnings Credited.  As of each Determination Date, the earnings for
          -----------------
each Benefit Account for the current Plan Year shall be credited.  The earnings
shall be accrued monthly and compounded annually based upon the income and
unrealized gain or loss of the Investment Measurement Options selected by the
Participant for the Plan Year (the "Earnings").

                                      -7-
<PAGE>

     A Participant's Benefit Account shall be utilized solely as a device for
the measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to the Participant
pursuant to this Plan.  A Participant's Benefit Account shall not constitute or
be treated as a trust fund of any kind.  All benefits payable under this Plan
shall be paid as they become due and payable by the Company out of its general
assets.

     6.02 Account Balance.  Each Participant's Account Balance as of  each
          ---------------
Determination Date shall consist of the balance of the Participant's Benefit
Account as of the immediately preceding Determination Date plus the amounts
required to be credited to such account by the Company pursuant to Section 6.01
less the amount of all distributions, if any, made from such Benefit Account
since the immediately preceding Determination Date.

     6.03 Statement of Account.  The Administrative Committee shall provide to
          --------------------
each Participant, within 120 days after the close of each Plan Year, a statement
in such form as the Administrative Committee deems desirable setting forth the
balance to the credit of such Participant in his Benefit Account as of the last
day of the preceding calendar year.

     6.04 Vesting of Benefit Account.  Contributions made to this Plan shall be
          --------------------------
vested as follows:
          (a) Participant Contributions.  Participant contributions to the Plan,
              -------------------------
meaning Participant Disallowed 401(k) Contributions, Participant Deferral
Contributions and Participant Bonus Contributions, including all earnings
thereon, shall be 100% nonforfeitable at all times.

          (b) Company Discretionary Contributions.  The vesting of Company
              -----------------------------------
Discretionary Contributions shall be determined as specified in the Adoption
Agreement.

          (c) Company Matching Contributions.  The vesting of Company Matching
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Contributions shall be determined as specified in the Adoption Agreement.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                              Payment of Benefits
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     7.01 Benefit Payments Prior to Termination of Employment.  Participant
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Disallowed 401(k) Contributions, Deferral Contributions, Bonus Contributions and
Company Matching Contributions shall be distributed to the Participant upon
Retirement, attainment of Normal Retirement Age or further delayed, as elected
in the Adoption Agreement.  Participants may elect to receive distribution of
such Benefit Payments prior to Termination of Employment ("In-Service
Distributions") on a form to be provided by the Administrative Committee.
Amounts elected for In-Service Distributions must (1) have remained in the Plan
for at least one (1) Plan Year before distribution, measured from the beginning
of the Plan Year in which such contributions were allocated and (2) such
election form must be received by the Administrative Committee prior to the
beginning of the Plan Year to which such In-Service Distribution is requested.
Company Discretionary Contributions shall be distributed to the Participant
after such contributions have remained in the Plan for at least one (1) year,
measured from the beginning of

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the initial Plan Year in which such contributions are allocated, unless the
Participant elects to further defer distribution of such contributions in the
manner specified herein.

     7.02 Benefit Payments Upon Termination of Employment.  Upon a Participant's
          -----------------------------------------------
termination of employment for any reason, voluntary or involuntary, including by
reason of Disability or Death, the Participant shall receive a benefit based
upon the vested portion of the Participant's Benefit Account. The Benefit
Account shall be increased by its Earnings from the immediately preceding
Determination Date to the date of termination of employment (the "Adjusted
Benefit Account"). The benefit shall be payable in lump sum or installments. The
form, timing and term of the benefit shall be selected by the Participant in his
or her Adoption Agreement.

     7.03 Survivor Benefit Before Termination of Employment.  If a Participant
          -------------------------------------------------
dies before commencement of benefits while this Plan is in force and before
termination of employment, the Participant's designated Beneficiary shall
receive a benefit equal to the Participant's Adjusted Benefit Account.  The form
and term of the benefit shall be selected by the Participant in his or her
Adoption Agreement.

     7.04 Survivor Benefit After Termination of Employment.  If a Participant
          ------------------------------------------------
dies before commencement of benefits while this Plan is in force and after
termination of employment, the Participant's designated Beneficiary shall
receive a benefit equal to the Adjusted Benefit Account. The form and term of
the benefit shall be selected by the Participant in his or her Adoption
Agreement.

     7.05 Survivor Benefit After Commencement of Payments.  If a Participant
          -----------------------------------------------
dies while receiving benefits herein described but before receiving all monthly
payments he or she is entitled to receive under the Adoption Agreement, the
balance of such monthly payments shall be paid as they accrue to the
Participant's Beneficiary, and the estate of such Beneficiary if the Beneficiary
dies before receiving all payments.  Payments to the estate of such Beneficiary
may be converted to lump sum if so elected on the Adoption Agreement.

     7.06 Hardship Distribution.  The Administrative Committee may, under
          ---------------------
uniform and non-discriminatory rules, upon finding that a terminated Participant
has suffered a Hardship or is suffering a Hardship as defined in Section 1.18,
distribute to such terminated Participant all or a portion of the vested Account
Balance.  The amount of any early distribution shall not exceed the amount
required to meet such Hardship and is not reasonably  available from other
resources of the Participant.

     7.07 Employment by a Successor Company.  If the Participant terminates
          ---------------------------------
employment with the Company under a plan of reorganization in which the
Participant is employed by a Successor Company, the Participant will be eligible
for all accrued benefits under the Plan measured as of the date of such
reorganization.

     7.08 Recipients of Payments:  Designation of Beneficiary.  All payments to
          ----------------------------------------------------
be made by the Company shall be made to the Participant, if living.  In the
event of a Participant's death prior

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to the receipt of all benefit payments, all subsequent payments to be made under
the Plan shall be to the Beneficiary or Beneficiaries of the Participant. Each
Participant shall file in writing with the Company a designation of Beneficiary
and contingent Beneficiary to whom the Participant's interest under the Plan
shall be paid in the event of death. Such designation may be changed by the
Participant at any time and without the consent of any previously designated
Beneficiary. In the absence of an effective Beneficiary designation as to any
portion of a Participant's interest under the Plan or if the Beneficiary cannot
be located, such amount shall be paid to the Participant's personal
representative. But if the Company believes that none has been appointed within
six months after the Participant's death, the Company may direct that such
amount shall not be paid until a personal representative has been appointed or
may direct that such amount be paid to the Participant's surviving spouse, or if
there is none, to the Participant's surviving children and issue of deceased
children by right of representation, or if there be none, the Participant's
surviving parents and if none, according to the laws of descent and distribution
of the State of Colorado.

In the event a benefit is payable to a minor or person declared incompetent or
incapable of handling the disposition of his or her property, the Administrative
Committee may pay such benefit to the guardian, legal representative or person
having the care or custody of such minor, incompetent or incapable person.  The
Administrative Committee may require proof of incompetency, minority
guardianship as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit.
Such distribution shall completely discharge the Company from all liability with
respect to such benefit.

                                 ARTICLE VIII

                                Administration
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     8.01 Administrative Committee.  The Plan shall be administered, interpreted
          ------------------------
and enforced by the Administrative Committee in accordance with its terms and
purposes.  The Administrative Committee shall be appointed by an officer of the
Company and shall consist of three (3) or more persons to act on behalf of the
Company.  Interpretation by the Administrative Committee shall be final and
binding upon a Participant except for the procedure set forth in Section 8.03.
No further appeal from a decision on review shall be permitted.  The
Administrative Committee shall select the participating Key Employees and
determine the assumptions to be used in computing benefits under the Plan.  The
Administrative Committee may adopt rules and regulations relating to the Plan as
it may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.  No
member of the Committee may act, vote or otherwise influence a decision of the
Committee specifically relating to his or her own participation in the Plan.  In
the administration of this Plan, the Committee may, from time to time, employ
agents and delegate to them such administrative duties as it sees fit and may,
from time to time, consult with counsel who may be counsel to the Participant.

     8.02 Committee Procedure.  All determinations of the Committee shall be
          -------------------
made by not less than a majority of its members present at the meeting at which
a quorum is present.  A majority of the entire Committee shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.  Any

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action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Committee may be
taken without a meeting, if a unanimous written consent which sets forth the
action is signed by each member of the Committee and filed with the minutes of
proceedings of the Committee. Service on the Committee shall constitute services
as a director of the Company so that members of the Committee shall be entitled
to indemnification and reimbursement for their services as members of the
Committee to the same extent as for services as directors of the Company.

     8.03 Claim Procedures.
          ----------------

          (a) All claims shall be filed in writing by the Participant, his or
her Beneficiary or the authorized representative of the claimant, by completing
such procedures as the Administrative Committee shall require.  Such procedures
shall be reasonable and may include the completion of forms and the submission
of documents and additional information.

          (b) If a claim is denied, notice of denial shall be furnished by the
Administrative Committee to the claimant within ninety (90) days after the
receipt of the claim by the Administrative Committee, unless special
circumstances require an extension of time for processing the claim, in which
event notification of the extension shall be provided to the Participant or
Beneficiary and the extension shall not exceed ninety (90) days.

          (c) The Administrative Committee shall provide adequate notice, in
writing, to any claimant whose claim has been denied, setting forth the specific
reasons for such denial, specific reference to pertinent Plan provisions, a
description of any additional material or information necessary for the claimant
to perfect his or her claim and an explanation of why such material or
information is necessary, all written in a manner calculated to be understood by
the claimant. Such notice shall include appropriate information as to the steps
to be taken if the claimant wishes to submit his or her claim for further
review.  The claimant or the claimant's authorized representative must request
such review within a reasonable period of time prescribed by the Administrative
Committee.  In no event shall such period of time be less than sixty (60) days.
A decision on review shall  be made not later than sixty (60) days after the
Company's receipt of the request for review.  If special circumstances require a
further extension of time for processing, a decision shall be rendered not later
than one hundred twenty (120) days following the Company's receipt of the
request for review.  If such an extension of time for review is required,
written notice of the extension shall be furnished to the claimant prior to the
commencement of the extension.  The decision on review shall be furnished to the
claimant.  Such decision shall be in writing and shall include specific reasons
for the decision, written in a manner calculated to be understood by the
claimant, as well as specific references to pertinent Plan provisions on which
the decision is based.

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                                  ARTICLE IX

                                 Miscellaneous
                                 -------------

     9.01 Employment Not Guaranteed by Plan.  Neither the Plan nor any action
          ---------------------------------
taken hereunder shall be construed as giving a Participant the right to be
retained as a Key Employee or as an employee of the Company for any period.

     9.02 Amendment and Termination.  The Company may, at any time, amend or
          -------------------------
terminate the Plan, provided that the Company may not reduce or modify the
vested portion of any benefit or any benefit being paid to a Participant or
Beneficiary prior to such amendment or termination.  Furthermore, if the Company
terminates the Plan, the Company shall return to the Participant the amount of
all vested Participant and Company contributions and Earnings on such amounts.
A Successor Company under a plan of reorganization may adopt the Plan for
Participants employed by the Successor Company.  With the approval of the Board
of Directors of the Company, all assets and liabilities may be transferred to
the Successor Company for Participants employed by the Successor Company.

     9.03 Merger/Direct Transfer.  The Plan may enter into merger agreements or
          ----------------------
direct transfer of assets agreements with the representatives of other deferred
compensation or supplemental income plans, and accept the direct transfer of
plan assets, or transfer plan assets, as a party to any such agreement

     9.04 Assignment of Benefits.  No Participant or Beneficiary shall have the
          ----------------------
right to assign, transfer, hypothecate, encumber or anticipate his or her
interest in any benefits under this Plan, nor shall the benefits under this Plan
be subject to any legal process to levy upon or attach the benefits for payment
of any claim against the Participant or his or her Beneficiary.  Any attempted
assignment or transfer by a Participant shall be null and void.  In the event of
any attempted assignment or transfer, the Company shall have no further
liability hereunder.

     9.05 Disposition of Unclaimed Payments.  Each Participant must file with
          ---------------------------------
the Company from time to time, in writing, his or her post office address and
each change of post office address.  The communication, statement or notice
addressed to a Participant at the last post office address filed with the
Company, or if no address is filed with the Company, then at the last post
office address as shown on the Company records, will be binding upon the
Participant and his or her Beneficiaries for all purposes of the Plan.  The
Company shall not be required to search for or locate a Participant or his or
her Beneficiary.

     9.06 Taxes.  The Company shall deduct from all payments made hereunder all
          -----
applicable federal or state taxes that it, in its sole discretion, determines is
required by law to be withheld from such payments.

     9.07 Independence of Benefits.  The benefits payable under this Plan shall
          ------------------------
be independent of, and in addition to, any other benefits or compensation
whether by salary or bonus.

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     9.08 Governing Law.  This Plan is intended to constitute an unfunded Plan
          -------------
for a select group of management or highly compensated employees and directors
and rights thereunder shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado,
except to the extent pre-empted by Federal law.

     9.09 Form of Communication.  Any election, application, claim, notice or
          ---------------------
other communication required or permitted to be made by a Participant to the
Administrative Committee shall be made in writing and in such form as the
Administrative Committee shall prescribe.  Such communication shall be effective
upon mailing, if sent by first class mail, postage pre-paid, and addressed to
the Company's offices at:  P.O. Box 148, 1000 Broadway, Denver, CO 80201.

     9.10 Severability.  If any provision of this Plan is held to be illegal,
          ------------
invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws, such provision shall be
fully severable; this Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Plan; and
the remaining provision of this Plan shall remain in full force and effect and
shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by
its severance from this Plan. Furthermore, in lieu of each such illegal, invalid
or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as part of this
Plan a provision as similar in terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable
provision as may be possible and be legal, valid or enforceable.

     9.11 Binding Agreement.  The provisions of this Plan shall be binding upon
          -----------------
the Participant and the Company and their successors, assigns, heirs, executors
and beneficiaries.

     ACCEPTED by the Company on the 1/st/ day of November, 1999.

                                    COMPANY:

                                    Gart Bros. Sporting Goods Company

ATTEST:                             By: /s/ Thomas T. Hendrickson
                                        ------------------------------------
                                    Title: Executive Vice President, Chief
                                           ---------------------------------
                                           Financial Officer and Treasurer
                                           ---------------------------------

/s/ Nesa Hassanein
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Secretary

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