WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 7

* AUTO RACING: Winston Finals, drag racing, Pomona Raceway, qualifying, 1:30 p.m.

* BASKETBALL: New York at Lakers, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, featuring $75,000 Matiara Handicap, $75,000 Lit De Justice Handicap and $100,000 Maker’s Mark Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 7:15 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Portland at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.; Washington State vs. USC, El Camino College, 2 p.m.; Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 3 p.m.; Washington at UCLA, 7 p.m.; Big West championships, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo vs. Cal State Fullerton, 5 p.m., UC Irvine vs. Pacific, 7 p.m., UC Irvine.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Long Beach State at UCLA, Wooden Center, 5 p.m.

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

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 8 * AUTO RACING: Winston Finals, drag racing, Pomona Raceway, qualifying, 10:30 a.m.; SCRA sprint cars, Imperial Raceway, El Centro, 7 p.m.; dwarf cars, mini sprints, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; pro stocks, Blythe Speedway, 8 p.m.

* BASKETBALL: Phoenix at Clippers, Pond of Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Stanford at USC, Coliseum, 12:30 p.m.; Idaho State at Cal State Northridge, 6 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Las Vegas at Ice Dogs, IHL, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.; Montreal at Kings, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, featuring Breeders’ Cup, $100,000 Desert Stormer Handicap, $100,000 Hollywood Prevue Stakes and $150,000 Steinlen Handicap, first post 10 a.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Elsinore Grand Prix, Lake Elsinore, 7 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Sacramento State at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

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

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Stanford at USC, 10 a.m.; UCLA at Pepperdine, noon

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* BILLIARDS: The Eric Davis Celebrity Billiards Challenge will be held at National Sports Grill in Torrance at 1 p.m. Twenty-eight spots are available at $75. Details: (310) 534-5700.

* SOCCER: UC Irvine will host a free soccer clinic for girls 10-18 years old. Details: (714) 824-6120.

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SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 9

* AUTO RACING: Winston Finals, drag racing, Pomona Raceway, eliminations, 10:30 a.m.

* BASKETBALL: Seattle at StingRays, ABL, Long Beach Pyramid, 2 p.m.; Golden State at Lakers, Forum, 6:30 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Las Vegas at Ice Dogs, IHL, Long Beach Arena, 4 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, featuring $100,000 Lazaro S. Barrera Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Elsinore Grand Prix, Lake Elsinore, 7 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: UC Santa Barbara at UCLA, 1:30 p.m.; St. Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Washington State at UCLA, 11 a.m.; Portland at Loyola Marymount, 11 a.m.; Washington at USC, 1 p.m.; Big West championship game, UC Irvine, 1 p.m.; Gonzaga at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Long Beach State at USC, noon; UC San Diego at UC Irvine, noon

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* RUNNING: The Terry Fox 10K and 5K runs will be held at West L.A.’s Veterans Center at 8 a.m. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. Details: (310) 582-7073.

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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.