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Big 5 Sporting Goods to Report 2003 Third Quarter Financial Results And Host Conference Call on October 29

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV) said that on Wednesday, October 29, 2003, the company will release its 2003 third quarter financial results. The company also said that Steven Miller, the company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Charles Kirk, Chief Financial Officer, will host an investor conference call that same day at 2:00 p.m. Pacific (5:00 p.m. Eastern) to review the company's financial results and operations.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020715/BIG5LOGO )

The conference call will be available to interested parties through a live audio Internet broadcast at www.big5sportinggoods.com. The call will be archived and accessible on the same web site for three months.

About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation

Big 5 is the leading sporting goods retailer in the western United States, operating 284 stores in 10 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name. Big 5 provides a full-line product offering of over 25,000 stock keeping units 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
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    /CONTACT:  Charles Kirk, Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation, +1-310-536-0611; or Robert Jaffe of
PondelWilkinson MS&L, +1-323-866-6007, for Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation/
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              AP Archive:  http://photoarchive.ap.org
              PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com/
    /Web site:  http://www.big5sportinggoods.com /
    /Audio:  http://www.big5sportinggoods.com /
    (BGFV)

CO:  Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
ST:  California
IN:  REA SPT
SU:  CCA MAV


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