WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 3

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Exhibition, South Dakota at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.; Exhibition, Los Angeles Stars at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: California Collegiate Athletic Assn. tournament at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Sonoma State vs. UC San Diego, 11 a.m.; Grand Canyon vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills, 1:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Cal State Fullerton at UC Irvine, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: NCAA Division II West Regional, Prado Park, Chino, 10 a.m.

* MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: Big West Shootout, UC Irvine, 1 p.m.

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

* AUTO RACING: American Race Trucks, Irwindale Speedway, 6 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Oak Tree at Santa Anita, first post 1 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 7:15 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 4

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

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Occidental at Cal Lutheran, 1 p.m.; Menlo at La Verne, 1 p.m.; Claremont-Mudd at Pomona-Pitzer, 1 p.m.; Stanford at UCLA, Rose Bowl, 3:30 p.m.; Chapman at Azusa Pacific, 6 p.m.; Redlands at Whittier, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Exhibition, Double-Pump All-Stars at USC, Lyon Center, 7 p.m.; Exhibition, Basketball Travelers at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: NAIA Region II playoffs, Pt. Loma Nazarene at Azusa Pacific, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: NAIA Region II playoffs, Biola at Cal Baptist, 1 p.m.; Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.

* COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: Golden State Athletic Conference championships at Concordia University, Irvine, 3:30 p.m.

* MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: Big West Shootout, UC Irvine, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: USC at Pepperdine, noon; Stanford at UCLA, Rose Bowl Aquatic Center, noon.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UC Irvine at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Azusa Pacific at Vanguard, 7 p.m.; Portland State at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.; Pt. Loma Nazarene at Biola, 7 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: American Race Trucks, pro modifieds, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; Triple Crown Nationals, stocks, trucks and lightnings, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; VRA sprint cars, street stocks, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita, Breeders’ Cup Day, thoroughbreds, first post 9:15 a.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 6:30 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: World Vet motocross championships, Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino, 8:30 a.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* KARATE: Long Beach Police Athletic League will host the California PAL’s karate championship at the Long Beach Convention Center at 10 a.m. Details: (562) 570-5273.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 5

* PRO BASKETBALL: Clippers at Lakers, Staples Center, 6:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Exhibition, Love & Basketball at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: California Collegiate Athletic Assn. tournament championship game at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 1:30 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Northridge, 2 p.m.; Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: California Collegiate Athletic Assn. tournament championship game at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 11 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Columbia at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Stanford at USC, noon; UC Irvine at Pepperdine, noon; Long Beach State at UCLA, noon.

* MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COLLEGE FENCING: UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, USC, UC Irvine and Caltech at Caltech, 10 a.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: World Vet motocross championships, Glen Helen Park, San Bernardino, 8:30 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, 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. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.