com , Thomson's individual investor portal, powered by
StreetEvents . Easton-Bell
is committed to energizing its brands through premium products, strengthening
of its channels of distribution and customer relationships, and driving
athletic performance through product innovation.6 million for the 14-week fourth quarter of fiscal
2004.
For the 52 weeks ended January 1, 2006, net sales increased 3.2 million for the corresponding 53-week fiscal year
in 2004.32 to $0.

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DALLAS, Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc.5%

- Updates Fourth Quarter Earnings Outlook

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.1 million from $782.06 from the Company's original fourth
quarter guidance.

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Passcode: 43293133. is the preeminent branded sports equipment
company dedicated to enhancing athletic performance and protection with
innovative equipment. - 40th Consecutive Quarter of Same Store Sales Growth

- Same Store Sales Increase 1.

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5%.7% and same store sales increased 2 .

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zhtml?c=190384+s=wm+e=1261988 . On a comparable 13-week basis for both fiscal 2005
and fiscal 2004 , net sales increased 5.
"Although we are pleased to have achieved our 40th consecutive quarterly
increase in same store sales, we are disappointed that our sales performance
fell somewhat short of our plan, with particular softness in winter-related
categories," said Steven G.

This category contains @links (symbolic links) to categories for all sports beginning with A.

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44 per diluted share ."

About Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation
Big 5 is a leading sporting goods retailer in the United States, operating
324 stores in 10 states under the "Big 5 Sporting Goods" name.

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Individual investors can listen to the call at
http://www. Holding leading market positions in baseball, softball ,
football, hockey, cycling, auto racing, and snow and motorcycle sports, and
maintaining a state -of-the-art research and development efforts. On a comparable 52-week basis for both fiscal 2005 and 2004, net
sales increased 5. These incremental costs
resulted primarily from the need to devote additional labor resources to
address the complexities of operating two distribution center facilities
simultaneously during the transition while minimizing disruption of product
flow to the Company 's stores over the holiday period. The Company expects the
impact of these higher costs will reduce earnings per diluted share for the
fourth quarter by approximately $0.

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During the fourth quarter , the Company experienced higher costs than
anticipated related to the ongoing transition to the Company 's new
distribution center in Riverside, California.
The Company now expects earnings per diluted share for the fourth quarter
of fiscal 2005 to be in the range of $0.35 versus previous guidance
of $0.

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This call is also being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can
be accessed at the following web link:
http://phx. However, the Company expects to continue to devote more labor resources
to the transition than previously anticipated during the first quarter of
fiscal 2006 in order to facilitate smooth product flow between the Company's
distribution facilities and its stores.

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, the world's
leading protection and performance sports equipment company, will hold its
annual earnings conference call to discuss 2005 annual results on Friday,
March 31, at 3:00 p. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson
StreetEvents (http://www.8% to
$812.

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Central Time).streetevents .

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation Announces 4th Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2005 Sales Results

For the 13-week fiscal 2005 fourth quarter, net sales were $217.

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Miller, Big 5's Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer. Big 5 disclaims any obligation to update any such factors or
to publicly announce results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments.

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, Big 5 Sporting Goods
Corporation (Nasdaq: BGFV), a leading sporting goods retailer, today reported
net sales for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year ended January 1, 2006. 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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Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this
release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause
Big 5's actual results in current or future periods to differ materially from
forecasted results.

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831.net/playerlink.
The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents
Network. "Our move to the new distribution center has been an
enormous task and we are pleased that we remain on schedule to complete the
transition during the first quarter of 2006.

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1 million,
versus net sales of $217 . Fiscal 2004 included 53 weeks, with the extra week included in the
Company's fourth quarter.

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Those and other risks are more
fully described in Big 5's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission , including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
January 2, 2005 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
October 2, 2005.

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earnings.1% and same store sales increased 1.

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Eastern Time (2 p.
The dial in number for the call is as follows: 866.corporate-ir.com ) , a password-protected event
management site. Big 5 provides
a full-line product offering in a traditional sporting goods store format that
averages 11,000 square feet. Those risks and uncertainties include, among other
things, the competitive environment in the sporting goods industry in general
and in Big 5's specific market areas, inflation, product availability and
growth opportunities , seasonal fluctuations, weather conditions, changes in
costs of goods, operating expense fluctuations , disruption in product flow or
increased costs related to distribution center operations, changes in interest
rates and economic conditions in general.

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Easton-Bell Sports Inc. - FY 2005 Earnings Call

The Company's results were
impacted by unfavorable winter weather comparisons in California and the
southwest, which were partially offset by favorable winter weather comparisons
in the northwest. The Company continues to expect to be fully operational at
the new distribution center facility by the end of the first quarter of fiscal
2006.40 to $0. We very much look forward to
running all distribution operations out of our new facility in the near
future.

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This same store sales increase represented the Company's 40th consecutive
quarter of positive same store sales comparisons . Sales of non-winter-related products were generally in line
with the Company's expectations for the quarter.4%.