WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 4

* PRO BASKETBALL: Utah at Lakers, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: UC San Diego at Occidental, 2:30 p.m.; Cal State Sacramento at Cal State Northridge, 2:30 p.m.; Long Beach State at USC, 5 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Grand Canyon at UC Riverside, 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Grand Canyon at UC Riverside, 5:45 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 7 p.m.; Gonzaga at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; UC Irvine at UC Santa Barbara, 7 p.m.; Portland at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Boise State at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.; The Master’s at Redlands, 7:30 p.m.; Cal Lutheran at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.; Pomona-Pitzer at Whittier, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING: California at USC, 1 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Saint Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Occidental at La Verne, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Saint Mary’s at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.; Cal State Los Angeles at Cal State San Bernardino, 2:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: USC at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 7 p.m.

* DRAG RACING: NHRA Winternationals, Pomona Raceway, time trials 8:15 a.m., pro qualifying 2 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, first post 1 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 5

* PRO BASKETBALL: Dallas at Clippers, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Alumni vs. UC Riverside, UC Riverside, noon; USC at Long Beach State, Blair Field, 1 p.m.; Cal State Sacramento at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: California at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, noon; Stanford at USC, Sports Arena, 5 p.m.; Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; Pacific at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.; Claremont-Mudd at Caltech, 7:30 p.m.; Cal Poly Pomona at UC Riverside, 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cal Poly Pomona at UC Riverside, 5:45 p.m.; Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE HOCKEY: Palmer College vs. USC, Disney Ice, Anaheim, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING: Stanford at USC, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at UC Irvine, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Cal Lutheran at La Verne, 9:30 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Occidental at Cal State Los Angeles, 10 a.m.; Saint Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, 10 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Brigham Young at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.

* DRAG RACING: NHRA Winternationals, Pomona Raceway, time trials, 8:15 a.m., pro qualifying 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $500,000 Strub Stakes, first post noon.

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PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* GIRLS’ AND WOMEN’S CLINICS: Free clinics for basketball, flag football, golf, soccer, volleyball and tennis, Westwood Recreation Complex, Los Angeles, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

* GIRLS’ BASKETBALL: Free skills competitions for girls 17 and under, La Sierra Park, Riverside, 10 a.m.-noon. Details: (888) 336-7255.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 6

* PRO BASKETBALL: Chicago at Clippers, Staples Center, 6 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Long Beach State at USC, 1 p.m.; Cal State Sacramento at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pacific at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.; Portland at Pepperdine, 3 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS: Stanford at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 2 p.m.

* DRAG RACING: NHRA Winternationals, Pomona Raceway, pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m., final eliminations 11 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $300,000 San Antonio Handicap and $200,000 La Canada Stakes, first post 12:30 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, 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, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. To submit an event in the Calendar Live! section of https://www.latimes.com, send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of- competition registration will be accepted.