"That's when a sport was a sport
And groovin' was groovin'"
(John Mellencamp)
Whenever we visited the Lee Premium Outlets, one of our favorite stores to browse around in was Eddie Bauer. We were bummed to see all of their retail stores close permanently on April 30, 2026.
Yesterday was our first visit to Lee since that date, and we were pleasantly surprised to see Eddie Bauer's prior location now occupied by a shiny new store.
The Sports Zone has nine locations sprinkled across New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts and they are a "must see" destination for any fan of most every sport.
It's a sports store with MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL memorabilia, team clothing, jerseys, wall and car decals, pennants, and collectibles.
Oh, and college sports and NASCAR too.
So if you want a sweatshirt with a Big Papi head, a box of basketball or Pokemon cards, action figures or Squishmallows, I promise you'll have a blast here.
We picked up a box of NBA Hoops 2025/26 basketball cards for our grandson and know that we will be back whenever we revisit Lee. read more