Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation to Present at 9th Annual ICR XChange Conference

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan 03, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV), a leading sporting goods retailer, announced today that Steven G. Miller, the Company's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Barry D. Emerson, the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 9th Annual ICR XChange Conference, to be held January 10-11, 2007, at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California.

The Big 5 Sporting Goods investor presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at 10:15 a.m. PST. The presentation will be webcast at www.big5sportinggoods.com and archived for 30 days. Visitors to the website should select the "Investor Relations" link to access the webcast.

About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

Big 5 is a leading sporting goods retailer in the United States, operating 343 stores in 10 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name. Big 5 provides a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that averages 11,000 square feet. Big 5's product mix includes athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, as well as a broad selection of outdoor and athletic equipment for team sports, fitness, camping, hunting, fishing, tennis, golf, snowboarding and in-line skating.

SOURCE Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

Barry Emerson, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Big 5 Sporting Goods
Corporation, +1-310-536-0611; or John Mills, Senior Managing Director of Integrated
Corporate Relations, Inc., +1-310-954-1105, for Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

http://www.big5sportinggoods.com