WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 17

* PRO HOCKEY: WCHL, Ice Dogs at Bakersfield, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Howard at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.; Vanguard at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Concordia at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 7 p.m.; Occidental at Azusa Pacific, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UC San Diego at Pt. Loma Nazarene, 5 p.m.; The Master’s at Biola, 5:30 p.m.; Utah vs. UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 7 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton at UC Riverside, 7 p.m.; Long Beach State at San Diego, 7 p.m.; Western State at Cal State Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S, WOMEN’S COLLEGE DIVING: USC Diving Invitational, McDonald’s Swim Stadium, 9 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Long Beach State at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NCAA Division II Pacific Regional at Cal State Los Angeles, semifinals, Cal State Bakersfield vs. Hawaii Pacific, 5 p.m.; Cal State San Bernardino vs. Cal State Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Pacific at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.; Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, first post 7 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 7:15 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 18

* PRO BASKETBALL: Seattle vs. Clippers, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: Colorado vs. Kings, Staples Center, 1 p.m.; WCHL, Fresno vs. Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Youngstown State at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 1 p.m.; USC at UCLA, Rose Bowl, 3:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UC San Diego at San Diego State, 7 p.m.; Bradley at USC, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.; The Master’s at Biola, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: NCAA Division I playoffs, first round, UCLA at San Diego, 5 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Patten College at Cal State San Bernardino, 2 p.m.; UC Irvine at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.; Western State at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: NCAA Division II championships, Prado Park, Chino, 11 a.m.

* MEN’S, WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING, DIVING: Cal Baptist, Cal Poly and Pepperdine at Malibu Invitational, Pepperdine, noon; UC San Diego and UC Santa Cruz at Claremont, noon.

* MEN’S, WOMEN’S COLLEGE DIVING: USC Diving Invitational, McDonald’s Swim Stadium, 9 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: NCAA Division II Pacific Regional championship at Cal State Los Angeles, 7 p.m.; Long Beach State at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.; Pacific at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: USC at UCLA, Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, noon; Loyola Marymount at Long Beach State, noon; UC Irvine at UC Santa Barbara, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S, WOMEN’S COLLEGE FENCING: UC San Diego, Cal State Fullerton and Caltech, 10 a.m.

* AUTO RACING: Jack Kindoll Classic, wingless sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; speed trucks, Pro 4 modifieds, legends cars, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; VRA sprint cars, dwarf cars, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds featuring $150,000 Matiara Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 6:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 19

* PRO BASKETBALL: Chicago vs. Lakers, Staples Center, 6:30 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: New York Islanders vs. Mighty Ducks, Arrowhead Pond, 5 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UC Santa Barbara at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; Howard at Cal State Northridge, 5 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Exhibition, Love & Basketball vs. UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 2 p.m.; Air Force at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: NCAA Division I playoffs, third round, Texas A&M; at UCLA, Drake Stadium, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S, WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING, DIVING: Cal Baptist, Cal Poly and Pepperdine at Malibu Invitational, Pepperdine, noon.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds featuring $100,000 Hollywood Prevue Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 5:30 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, 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, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. 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.