Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
of Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporation (the
“Company”) for the period ending March 30,
2008 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the
date hereof (the “Report”), I, Barry D.
Emerson, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
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The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended; and
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The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
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Barry D. Emerson
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
May 2, 2008
A signed original of this written statement required by
Section 906 has been provided to Big 5 Sporting Goods
Corporation and will be retained by Big 5 Sporting Goods
Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.