WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 28

* PRO BASKETBALL: Milwaukee at Lakers, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: San Francisco at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Redlands at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.; La Verne at Whittier, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS: Arizona State at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE HOCKEY: USC at UCLA, Iceoplex, El Segundo, 9 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING: UCLA Diving Invitational, Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, 10 a.m., also Saturday; California at USC, 1 p.m.; Stanford at UCLA, Men’s Gym Pool, 2 p.m.

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

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Stanford at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, first post 1 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 29

* PRO BASKETBALL: New Jersey at Clippers, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: UCLA vs. Alumni, Jackie Robinson Stadium, noon; Long Beach State vs. Pro Alumni, Blair Field, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.; San Francisco at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.; Claremont-Mudd at Redlands, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oregon at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 1 p.m.; Oregon State at USC, Sports Arena, 2 p.m.; Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; Pacific at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COLLEGE CREW: Long Beach Sprints, Marine Stadium, 8 a.m.

* COLLEGE HOCKEY: UCLA at USC, Disney Ice, Anaheim, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Long Beach State vs. Alumni, 49er Complex, noon; UCLA vs. Alumni, Easton Stadium, 2:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING: California at UCLA, Men’s Gym Pool, noon; Stanford at USC, 1 p.m..

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Loyola Marymount at UC Irvine, 10 a.m.; Arizona State at UCLA, L.A. Tennis Center, noon; Hawaii at UC Irvine, 2 p.m.; Northern Arizona vs. Loyola Marymount, UC Irvine, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Hawaii at Cal State Fullerton, 10 a.m.; Pacific at Loyola Marymount, 10 a.m.; UC Riverside at Cal State Northridge, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UC Irvine at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $200,000 Palos Verdes Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Free skills competitions for girls 17 and under; Ayala High, 14255 Peyton Drive, Chino Hills; Echo Park Boys and Girls Club, 303 Patton St., Los Angeles. Details: (888) 336-7255.

* GIRLS’ SOFTBALL: Players clinic, grades 5-12, UCLA Intramural Field, 9 a.m.-noon. Registration 7-8:30 a.m., $40 registration fee includes admission to Alumnae Game, Easton Stadium, 2:30 p.m. Details: (310) 206-3550.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 30

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Northern Arizona at UC Irvine, 10 a.m.; Loyola Marymount vs. Hawaii, UC Irvine, 10 a.m.; Hawaii vs. Northern Arizona, UC Irvine, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Hawaii at Loyola Marymount, 2:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Pacific at Long Beach State, noon.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $100,000 Santa Catalina Stakes, first post 11 a.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Free basketball skills competitions for girls age 17 and under. Antelope Valley High, 44900 North Division St., Lancaster; Mark Keppel High, 501 East Hellman Ave., Alhambra. Details: (888) 336-7255.

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