What to See and Do Around Southern California

Friday 27: SPECTATOR SPORTS

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: UCLA at USC, 7 p.m.; Pepperdine at Cal State Northridge, 2 p.m.; Kentucky at Long Beach State, 7 p.m.; Alabama at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Phoenix at Clippers, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.; Portland vs. StingRays, ABL playoffs, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Washington at USC, 7 p.m.; Washington State at UCLA, 7:30 p.m.

* BOXING: Robert McCracken vs. Lonnie Beasley; Adan Vargas vs. Narcisco Rodriguez, Sportsman’s Lodge, Studio City, 8 p.m.

* GOLF: Nissan Open, Valencia Country Club, 7 a.m. Through Sunday.

* GYMNASTICS: Peter Vidmar Invitational, UCLA John Wooden Center, 7:30 p.m. Also Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Houston at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 1 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cal State Fullerton tournament, all day.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING: Pacific 10 Championships, Belmont Plaza, Long Beach, all day. Through Sunday.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UCLA at Pepperdine, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Pacific at USC, 5 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.; Stanford at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday 28: SPECTATOR SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: SCRA sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; Porsche Owners’ Club, Porsche Racing, Willow Springs International Raceway, Rosamond, 9 a.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Cal State Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount, DH, 11 a.m.; USC at UCLA, 1 p.m.; Cal State Northridge at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; Kentucky at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.; Alabama at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* EXHIBITION BASKETBALL: Harlem Globetrotters, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at UC Irvine, 2 p.m.; Pacific at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

* BOXING: Hector Camacho Jr. vs. Jose Luis Cruz, Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, 7:30 p.m.

* HOCKEY: St. Louis at Kings, Great Western Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $150,000 Buena Vista Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cal State Fullerton tournament, all day; San Diego at Loyola Marymount, DH, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine, noon; Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Nevada Las Vegas at UCLA, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Pacific at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.; Stanford at USC, 7 p.m.; Lewis at UCLA, 7 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* SOFTBALL: A clinic will be held for girls 10-17 at UCLA Intramural Field from 9 a.m. to noon. Details: (310) 206-3550.

Sunday 1: SPECTATOR SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: Porsche Owners’ Club, Porsche Racing, Willow Springs International Raceway, Rosamond, 9 a.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: UCLA at USC, 1 p.m.; Cal State Northridge at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; Kentucky at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.; Alabama at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.

* EXHIBITION BASKETBALL: Harlem Globetrotters, Great Western Forum, 3 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Washington at UCLA, 2 p.m.; Washington State at USC, 2 p.m.

* HOCKEY: St. Louis at Ducks, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, 5 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $200,000 San Rafael Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cal State Fullerton Tournament, all day

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Fresno State at UCLA, 1 p.m.

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

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About This Listing

On Fridays, The Times publishes a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, 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. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.