WHAT TO SEE AND DO IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 5

* PRO BASKETBALL: Houston vs. Lakers, Great Western Forum, 7:30 p.m.; Phoenix vs. Clippers, Sports Arena,

7:30 p.m.

* MOTOR SPORTS: NHRA AutoZone Winternationals drag races, qualifying, 2 p.m, Pomona Raceway.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, first post at 1 p.m.; Los Alamitos, harness racing, first post at 6:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Georgia Tech at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Field, 3 p.m.; Baylor vs. Long Beach State, at Blair Field, 7 p.m.; Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UC Irvine at UCLA, L.A. Tennis Center, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UCLA at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.; Pacific at USC, North Gym, 7 p.m.; Stanford at Long Beach State, the Pyramid, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS: UC Davis at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Cal State Bakersfield at Long Beach State, campus pool, 2 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Santa Clara at UCLA, Easton Stadium, 1 p.m.

* SNOWBOARDING: World Boardercross competition, Big Bear Mountain Resort,

11 a.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 6

* HOCKEY: San Jose vs. Kings, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Long Beach State, the Pyramid, 7 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 7 p.m.; Oregon at USC, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 2:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Georgia Tech at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Field, 1 p.m.; Baylor at Long Beach State, Blair Field, 1 p.m.; Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Pacific at Long Beach State, the Pyramid, 2:30 p.m.; Brigham Young at USC, North Gym, 5 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Westmont at Loyola Marymount, 10 a.m.; U.S. International at Loyola Marymount, 2:30 p.m.

* MOTOR SPORTS: NHRA AutoZone Winternationals drag races, qualifying, 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Pomona Raceway.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, $125,000 Pro or Con Handicap, $150,000 San Vicente Stakes and $500,000 Strub Stakes, first post at noon; Los Alamitos, harness racing, first post at 6:30 p.m.

* SNOWBOARDING: World Boardercross competition, Big Bear Mountain Resort,

11 a.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS: SATURDAY 6

* SAILING: Women’s Sailing Convention, Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, Corona del Mar. Details: (714) 730-1729.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 7

* PRO BASKETBALL: Utah vs. Lakers, Forum, 12:30 p.m.; Chicago vs. Clippers, Sports Arena, 6 p.m.

* MOTOR SPORTS: NHRA AutoZone Winternationals drag races, final eliminations, 11 a.m.; Kart racing at Streets of Willow Springs, Rosamond, 1 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, $200,000 La Canada Stakes and $300,000 San Antonio Handicap, first post at 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, harness racing, first post at 5:20 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oregon State at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 12:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Georgia Tech at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Field, 1 p.m.; Baylor at Long Beach State, Blair Field, 1 p.m.; Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.

* SNOWBOARDING: World Boardercross competition finals, Big Bear Mountain Resort, 11 a.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS: SUNDAY 7

* DISTANCE RUNNING: Firecracker 5K-10K, starts at the corner of North Broadway and College Street in Chinatown at 8 a.m. Details: (323) 256-1363 or www.firecracker10k.org.

About This Listing

On Fridays, The Times publishes a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, please send a fax with the date, location and time of competition to (213) 237-7876 or write to Sports Weekend, Sports Department, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. To submit an event in the Calendar Live! section of http://video.nohib.com., send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.