what to see and do in southern california
SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 13
* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Sacramento State at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.
* NBA BASKETBALL: Seattle at Lakers, Great Western Forum, 7:30 p.m.; Boston at Clippers, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.
* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; San Francisco at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.
* GOLF: LPGA Los Angeles Women’s Championship, Oakmont Country Club, Glendale, 7 a.m. through Sunday.
* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, first post 1 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.
* RODEO: Flying U Rodeo, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. through Saturday.
* SQUASH: United States Squash Championships, L.A. Athletic Club, 9:30 a.m. through Monday.
* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UCLA at USC, 1:30 p.m.
* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: USC at UCLA, 1:30 p.m.
* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: San Diego State at UCLA, 7 p.m.
* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Hawaii at UCLA, 10 a.m.
PARTICIPATION SPORTS
* BOAT SHOW: Southern California Boat Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center through Sunday. Details: (714) 633-7581.
SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 14
* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Sacramento State at Pepperdine, noon; UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.
* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: California at UCLA, 1:30 p.m.; Santa Clara at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.; UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; San Francisco at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Stanford at USC, 7:30 p.m.
* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $200,000 Santa Maria Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.
* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING & DIVING: USC at UCLA, 11:30 a.m.
* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Cal State Northridge at Loyola Marymount, 2:30 p.m.; Southern Utah at UC Irvine, 10 a.m.
* COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: Long Beach State Relays, all day
* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UC San Diego at UCLA, 7 p.m.
* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Hawaii at USC, noon
SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 15
* NBA BASKETBALL: Houston at Lakers, Great Western Forum, noon
* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Sacramento State at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; Albertson (Idaho) at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.
* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.
* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.
PARTICIPATION SPORTS
* HOCKEY: The Kings present “Winter Break,” featuring a Celebrity/Alumni game between former King and Vancouver Canuck players, the display of the Stanley Cup and viewing of the U.S.-Canada hockey game from the Olympics. Event starts at 7 p.m. Details: (888) KINGS-LA.
SPECTATOR SPORTS: MONDAY 16
* NBA BASKETBALL: Houston at Clippers, Sports Arena, 5 p.m.
* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $200,000 San Luis Obispo Handicap, first post 12:30 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, 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.
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