WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 19

* ARENA FOOTBALL: Houston at Avengers, Staples Center, 7 p.m.

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Kansas City at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Bakersfield at Lake Elsinore, 7 p.m.; Modesto at High Desert, 7 p.m.; San Jose at Rancho Cucamonga, 7:15 p.m.; San Bernardino at Lancaster, 7:15 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: West Coast Conference divisional playoff, Game 1, Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount, 3 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: NCAA regional at Easton Stadium, Canisius vs. Bethune Cookman, 10 a.m.; UCLA vs. Long Beach State, 12:30 p.m.; Iowa vs. Florida State, 3 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: NCAA championships, quarterfinals, Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, Pepperdine, all day.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, first post 7 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* BOAT SHOW: 26th Marina del Rey in-water show will run today from 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults, children 12 and under free. Details: (310) 535-9230.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 20

* PRO BASKETBALL: Western Conference finals, Game 1, Portland at Lakers, Staples Center, 12:30 p.m.

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Kansas City at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: San Jose at Lake Elsinore, 7 p.m.; Bakersfield at San Bernardino, 7 p.m.; Lancaster at High Desert, 7 p.m.; Visalia at Rancho Cucamonga, 7:15 p.m.

* PRO SOCCER: Washington at Galaxy, Rose Bowl, 6 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: NCAA championships, team semifinals, Pepperdine, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: West Coast Conference divisional playoff, Game 2, Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State, 6 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: NCAA regional at Easton Stadium, UCLA, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Speedway bikes, sidecars, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, 7:30 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: NASCAR super-late models, Grand American modifieds, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; USAC midgets, late models, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; VRA sprint cars, I-4 modifieds, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.; late model stocks, lady bombers, Orange Show Speedway, San Bernardino, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, $75,000 Nursery Stakes and $150,000 Railbird Stakes, first post 1 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* SPECIAL OLYMPICS: More than 900 athletes from the greater Los Angeles area are expected to compete in the Summer Games at Compton College. Events will include track and field, aquatics, golf and athletics. Open to the public at 9 a.m. Details: (323) 242-1780.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 21

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Kansas City at Angels, Edison Field, 1 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: San Jose at Lake Elsinore, 2 p.m.; Bakersfield at San Bernardino, 2 p.m.; Lancaster at High Desert, 2 p.m.; Visalia at Rancho Cucamonga, 2:15 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: NCAA championships, team championship match, Pepperdine, 1 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: West Coast Conference divisional playoff, Game 3 (if necessary), Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: NCAA regional at Easton Stadium, UCLA, championship game, 12:30 p.m.; second championship game (if necessary), 3 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, $100,000 Inglewood Handicap, first post 1 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, 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.