-------- ----------------------------- FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL -------- ----------------------------- ----- Check this box if no longer OMB Number: 3235-0287 subject to Section 16. Form 4 Expires: January 31, 2005 ----- or Form 5 obligations may Estimated average burden continue. SEE Instruction 1(b). hours per response .... 0.5 ----------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lone Pine Capital LLC - --------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) Two Greenwich Plaza - ---------------------------------------------------- (Street) Greenwich CT 06830 - ---------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 10/17/02 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 1 of 6 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) [ ] Form filed by One Reporting Person [X] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED

~~OMB~~---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~APPROVAL~~1. ~~OMB~~Title ~~Number:~~of ~~3235~~2. Trans-~~0287~~ ~~Expires:~~2A. ~~January~~Deemed ~~31,~~3. ~~2005~~Trans- ~~Estimated~~4. ~~average~~Securities ~~burden~~Acquired ~~hours~~Security ~~per~~action ~~response~~Execution action (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3) Date Date, if Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) (Month/ any (Month/ (Instr. 8) ---------------------- Day/ Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price Year) Year) Code V (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock") 10/17/02 P 35,900 A $14.44 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 10/17/02 P 9,300 A $12.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 of 6 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of Securities Form: Direct Indirect Beneficially (D) or Indirect Beneficial Owned following (I) (Instr. 4) Ownership Reported (Instr. 4) Transactions (Instr. 3 and 4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,179,555 I(1)(3) (1)(3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,188,855 I(2)(3) (2)(3)

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v).

~~UNITED~~TABLE ~~STATES~~ II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ~~AND~~ACQUIRED, ~~EXCHANGE~~DISPOSED ~~COMMISSION Washington~~OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Transac- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Security (Instr. 3) sion or tion Date tion Code Derivative Exercise (Month/ (Instr. 8) Securities Price of Day/ ------------ Acquired (A) Deriv- Year) Code V or Disposed ative of (D) (Instr.C Security 3, 4, and 5) ------------- (A) (D) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. ~~20549~~ Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price of cisable and of Underlying Derivative Expiration Date Securities Security (Month/Day/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 5) Year) ------------------- ----------------- Amount or Date Expira- Title Number of Exer- tion Shares cisable Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of Derivative Form of Indirect Securities Derivative Beneficial Beneficially Security: Ownership Owned at Direct (D) or (Instr. 4) End of Month Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Page 3 of 6 Explanation of Responses (1) The shares of Common Stock to which this note relates are held directly by Lone Spruce, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Spruce"), as to 1,292 shares; Lone Balsam, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Balsam"), as to 2,836 shares; Lone Sequoia, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Lone Sequoia"), as to 2,369 shares; and Lone Cypress, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Lone Cypress"), as to 29,403 shares. (2) The shares of Common Stock to which this note relates are held directly by Lone Spruce as to 335 shares; Lone Balsam as to 735 shares; Lone Sequoia as to 614 shares; and Lone Cypress as to 7,616 shares. (3) Lone Pine Capital LLC serves as investment manager to, and has investment discretion over the securities held by, Lone Cypress. Lone Pine Associates LLC serves as the general partner of, and has investment discretion over the securities held by, Lone Spruce, Lone Balsam and Lone Sequoia. Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. is the managing member of both Lone Pine Capital LLC and Lone Pine Associates LLC. Lone Pine Associates LLC, Lone Pine Capital LLC and Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. each disclaim any beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities to which this Form 4 relates for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such securities representing in which each such person may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(2). Page 4 of 6 * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 4(b)(v). **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure. LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. 10/21/02 -------------------------------- -------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Date Title: Managing Member **Signature of Reporting Person Joint Filer Information Name: Lone Spruce, L.P. Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: Lone Spruce, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Name: Lone Balsam, L.P. Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC. Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: Lone Balsam, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Name: Lone Sequoia, L.P. Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: Lone Sequoia, L.P. By: Lone Pine Associates LLC, its general partner By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Page 5 of 6 Name: Lone Pine Associates LLC Address: Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC. Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: Lone Pine Associates LLC By: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Title: Managing Member Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Address: c/o Lone Pine Capital LLC, Two Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 Designated Filer: Lone Pine Capital LLC Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (DKS) Date of Event Requiring Statement: 10/17/02 Signature: /s/ Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. ------------------------------------------------------- Name: Stephen F. Mandel, Jr. Page 6 of 6

FORM 4

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

o Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Name and Address of ReportingPerson*

Issuer Name and Ticker or TradingSymbol

I.R.S. Identification Number of ReportingPerson, if an entity (Voluntary)

Allen, Paul G.(Last) (First) (Middle)

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. ("DKS")

505 Union Station, 505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 (Street)

Statement for Month/Day/Year

If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

10/15/2002

Relationship of Reporting Person(s)to Issuer (Check All Applicable)

Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

Seattle, WA 98104 (City) (State) (Zip)

Director

10% Owner

Form Filed by One Reporting Person

Officer (give title below)

Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person

Other (specify below)

Senior Vice President

Reminder:		Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*		If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security(Instr. 3)

TransactionDate(Month/Day/Year)

2A.

Deemed ExecutionDate, if any(Month/Day/Year)

TransactionCode(Instr. 8)

Securities Acquired (A) orDisposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Amount of Sec-urities BeneficiallyOwned FollowingReported Trans-action(s)(Instr. 3 and 4)

OwnershipForm:Direct (D) orIndirect (I)(Instr. 4)

Nature ofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A)or(D)

Price

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

10/15/2002

840,909(1)

$11.16

1,219,862

By Vulcan Ventures, Inc.(2)

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Title of DerivativeSecurity(Instr. 3)

Conversion or ExercisePrice of DerivativeSecurity

TransactionDate(Month/Day/Year)

3A.

Deemed ExecutionDate, if any(Month/Day/Year)

TransactionCode(Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative SecuritiesAcquired (A) or Disposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

(A)

(D)

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Date Exercisable andExpiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

Title and Amount of Underlying Securities(Instr. 3 and 4)

Price of DerivativeSecurity(Instr. 5)

Number of Derivative SecuritiesBeneficially Owned FollowingReported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10.

Ownership Form of Derivative Security:Direct (D) orIndirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11.

Nature ofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)

DateExercisable

ExpirationDate

Title

Amount orNumber ofShares

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Excludes 83,091 additional shares of common stock subject to an underwriters' over allotment option. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(c)(7), such option is not a "derivative security" as an option granted to underwriters in a registered public offering and therefore is not included in Part II.

(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

/s/ Joseph Franzi		October 17, 2002
**Signature of Reporting Person Joseph Franzi as Attorney-in-Fact for Paul G. Allen pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed with the Reporting Persons' Schedule 13G for Pathogensis, Inc. on August 30, 1999 and incorporated hereby by reference.		Date

**		Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:		File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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