WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 1

* PRO BASKETBALL: San Antonio vs. Lakers, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: WCHL, Bakersfield vs. Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7:30 p.m.

* GOLF: Williams World Challenge, second round, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, 11 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Redlands at Azusa Pacific, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S, WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING, DIVING: Speedo Cup, Belmont Plaza, Long Beach, preliminaries, 9 a.m., finals, 6 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: Washington vs. USC, Disney Ice, Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NCAA playoffs, Pacific Regional at Lyon Center, first round, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo vs. South Florida, 5 p.m.; Georgia State vs. USC, 7 p.m.; Mideast Regional at Firestone Fieldhouse, first round, Loyola Chicago vs. Kansas State, 5 p.m.; Fairfield vs. Pepperdine, 7 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Xtreme Freestyle Challenge, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park autumn meeting, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 7:15 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 2

* PRO HOCKEY: WCHL, Phoenix vs. Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.; Minnesota vs. Kings, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.

* GOLF: Williams World Challenge, third round, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, 10 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Wooden Classic at Arrowhead Pond, Georgia Tech vs. UCLA, noon; Utah vs. USC, 2:30 p.m.; Westmont at UC Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.; Western Washington at Cal State Bakersfield, 7 p.m.; California at UC Irvine, 7:30 p.m.; College of Notre Dame at Cal State Fullerton, 7:30 p.m.; Stanford at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.; La Verne at Cal Poly Pomona, 7:30 p.m.; Cal State Los Angeles at Cal Baptist, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: USC at San Diego, 4 p.m.; Pepperdine at UC Irvine, 5 p.m.; Portland State at Cal State Fullerton, 5 p.m.; Christian Heritage at Cal State San Bernardino, 5:45 p.m.; UC San Diego at Vanguard, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING, DIVING: Speedo Cup, Belmont Plaza, Long Beach, preliminaries, 9 a.m., finals, 6 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NCAA playoffs, Pacific Regional at Lyon Center, second round, 7 p.m.; Mideast Regional at Pauley Pavilion, first round, Wisconsin Milwaukee vs. Michigan State, 5 p.m.; Morgan State vs. UCLA, 7 p.m.; Mideast Regional at Firestone Fieldhouse, second round, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: NCAA championships at Pepperdine, Raleigh Runnels Pool, semifinals, UCLA vs. Navy, 1 p.m.; USC vs. UC San Diego, 2:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: Washington vs. USC, Disney Ice, Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: Import Drag Racing Circuit championship finals, L.A. County Raceway, Palmdale, 11 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $70,000 Corona Handicap and $400,000 Hollywood Turf Cup, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 6:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 3

* PRO BASKETBALL: Dallas vs. Lakers, Staples Center, 6:30 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: Kings vs. Mighty Ducks, Arrowhead Pond, 5 p.m.

* GOLF: Williams World Challenge, final round, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, 10 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NCAA playoffs, second round, Mideast Regional at Pauley Pavilion, 3 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: NCAA championships at Pepperdine, Raleigh Runnels Pool, third-place match, 1 p.m.; championship match, 2:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY: Washington vs. UCLA, Healthsouth Center, El Segundo, 1 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: Import Drag Racing Circuit championship finals, L.A. County Raceway, Palmdale, 11 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park autumn meeting, thoroughbreds featuring $100,000 Native Diver Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 5:30 p.m.

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, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. To submit an event in the Calendar Live! section of https://ukobiw.net, send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.