WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 26

* PRO BASKETBALL: Clippers at Lakers, Great Western Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* HOCKEY: San Jose at Mighty Ducks, Arrowhead Pond, 7:30 p.m.; Kansas City at Ice Dogs, IHL, Long Beach Arena, 7:30 p.m.

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

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: UC Santa Barbara at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Cal State Northridge, 2 p.m.; California at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Field, 3 p.m.; Stanford at USC, Dedeaux Field, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Rice at USC, Marks Stadium, 1:30 p.m.; Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Loyola Marymount at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Oregon at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: California at USC, 5 p.m.

* SWIMMING: Region XIII California Senior State Championships at East Los Angeles College Swim Stadium, Monterey Park. Preliminaries 9 a.m., finals 6 p.m. Event for high school and college-age swimmers continues through Sunday (finals Sunday at 4 p.m.).

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 27

* PRO BASKETBALL: Atlanta at Clippers, Arrowhead Pond, 7:30 p.m.; Exhibition, Harlem Globetrotters vs. New York Nationals, Great Western Forum, 3 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Washington at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 3 p.m.; Washington State at USC, Sports Arena, 5 p.m.; Cal Poly SLO at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 7 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; Pacific at Long Beach State, the Pyramid, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, $150,000 Buena Vista Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, harness racing, first post 6:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: California at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Field, 1 p.m.; Stanford at USC, Dedeaux Field, 1 p.m.; Northridge at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cal State Sacramento at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Oregon and San Diego State at Cal State Northridge tournament, 10 a.m. and noon; Cal State Sacramento at UCLA, Easton Stadium, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Virginia at Pepperdine, 10 a.m.; Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 2:30 p.m.; Rice at UCLA, L.A. Tennis Center, noon; Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UNLV at UCLA, Sunset Recreation Center, noon.

* HOCKEY: Kansas City at Ice Dogs, IHL, Long Beach Arena, 7:30 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: SCRA sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; SCCA Cal Club sports cars, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 1 p.m. (also Sunday)

* TRACK AND FIELD: Long Beach State Winter All-Comers meet, Jack Rose Track, Long Beach State, 10 a.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 28

* PRO BASKETBALL: Houston at Lakers, Great Western Forum, 2:30 p.m.; Exhibition, Harlem Globetrotters vs. New York Nationals, Arrowhead Pond, 3 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, $200,000 San Rafael Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, harness racing, first post 5:20 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: California at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Field, 1 p.m.; Cal State Northridge at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; Stanford at USC, Dedeaux Field, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Rice at Loyola Marymount, 11 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Nevada Las Vegas at USC, Marks Stadium, noon.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Oregon and San Diego State at Cal State Northridge tournament, noon; UCLA at Long Beach State, doubleheader, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS: UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS: SUNDAY 28

* DISTANCE RUNNING: “Run Against Crime” 5K and 10K races at corner of Rimpau and Wilshire in the Wilshire District. Registration at 6:30 a.m.; 5K starts at 8 a.m. and 10K shortly after that. Details: (213) 485-4020.

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 https://video.nohib.com., send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.