Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation to Present at B. Riley & Co. 11th Annual Investor Conference

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 present at the B. Riley & Co. 11th Annual Investor Conference, to be held May 24-26, 2010, at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California.

The Big 5 Sporting Goods presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 11:30 a.m. PDT. 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 western United States, operating 386 stores in 12 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.

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