What to See and Do Around Southern California

Friday 3

SPECTATOR SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, practice and qualifying, 8 a.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Pomona at Cal State Northridge, 2:30 p.m.; Stanford at USC,

7 p.m.; California at UCLA, 7 p.m.

* PRO BASEBALL: Cleveland at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.

* CYCLING: EDS Track Cup, Olympic Velodrome, Cal State Dominguez Hills,

10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE HOCKEY: PCHA Championship Tournament, Irvine Ice Arena, 5 p.m.

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

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Stanford at UCLA, 10 a.m.; California at USC, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UC Santa Barbara at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: UCLA at Long Beach State, 7 p.m.

Saturday 4

SPECTATOR SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, practice and qualifying,

8 a.m.; SCRA sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway,

7 p.m.; IMCA sprint cars, street stocks, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.; stock cars, Cajon Speedway, El Cajon, 7 p.m.; spec trucks, Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Portland at Loyola Marymount, DH, 11 a.m.; Pomona at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.; Stanford at USC,

1 p.m.; California at UCLA, 1 p.m.

* PRO BASEBALL: Cleveland at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.

* CYCLING: EDS Track Cup, Olympic Velodrome, Cal State Dominguez Hills,

9 a.m. and 7 p.m.

* TACKLE FOOTBALL: Los Angeles Firefighters vs. New York Firefighters, Santa Monica College, 2 p.m.

* COLLEGE HOCKEY: PCHA Championship Tournament, Irvine Ice Arena, 9:45 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $150,000 El Rincon Handicap, $200,000 Potrero Grande Breeders’ Cup Handicap and $750,000 Santa Anita Derby, first post noon; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cal State Fullerton at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Stanford at USC, noon; California at UCLA, noon; UC Santa Barbara at Loyola Marymount; 1 p.m.; San Diego State at Pepperdine, 1:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Big West Challenge at Long Beach State, 11 a.m.; Pacific 10-Big Ten meet at USC, 12:30 p.m.

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

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, noon.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* HOCKEY: The L.A. Kings will sell used hockey equipment at Iceoplex in North Hills, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds will benefit the Kings Foundation. Details: (310) 419-3816.

* RUNNING: The Santa Anita Derby Day 5K will be held at 8 a.m. A kids’ one-mile run begins at 9:30 a.m. Details: (619) 450-6510.

Sunday 5

SPECTATOR SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Indy Lights, 10:30 a.m.; FedEx champ cars, 1 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Portland at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; Pomona at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.; Stanford at USC, 1 p.m.; California at UCLA, 1 p.m.

* PRO BASEBALL: Cleveland at Angels, Edison Field, 1 p.m.

* CYCLING: EDS Track Cup, Olympic Velodrome, Cal State Dominguez Hills, 10 a.m.

* COLLEGE HOCKEY: PCHA Championship Tournament, Irvine Ice Arena, noon.

* PRO HOCKEY: Calgary at Ducks, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, 5 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $75,000 Providencia Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.

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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.