SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 23

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UCLA at USC, 7 p.m.

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

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

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* FOOTBALL: The Top Gun Flag Football League is searching for players at all skill levels, along with league commissioners, referees and statisticians for its adult five-on-five passing leagues. Locations: Chino Hills, Garden Grove, Glendale, Santa Fe Springs, Simi Valley, Torrance-Carson and West Covina. Details: (714) 773-4829 or (714) 449-1334.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 24

* AUTO RACING: Southern California Karters Road Racing, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 11 a.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Cal State Dominguez Hills at UCLA, 1 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Denver at Clippers, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount, 7:30 p.m.; UC Irvine at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount, 5 p.m.; Pacific at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; Long Beach State at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: Kings at Ducks, Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, noon

* MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY: Las Vegas at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $200,000 Santa Monica Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:20 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 25

* AUTO RACING: Southern California Karters Road Racing, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 11 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Louisville at UCLA, 1 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $100,000 Santa Ynez Stakes; first post 11 a.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* RUNNING: The Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce Super Bowl 10K run/walk and costume contest will be held at 7 a.m. Late registration begins at 6 a.m. Details: (310) 276-6913.

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.