WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 25

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

* PRO HOCKEY: Orlando at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UC San Diego at The Master’s, 7 p.m.; Chico State at UC Riverside, 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Chico State at UC Riverside, 5:45 p.m.; St. Mary’s at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; San Diego at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: Pacific 10 Conference Championships, Belmont Plaza, Long Beach, all day.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Cal Poly SLO at Loyola Marymount, 2 p.m.; Pepperdine at UC Santa Barbara, 2 p.m.; Claremont-Mudd at Redlands, 2:30 p.m.; UCLA at USC, Dedeaux Field, 5 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: World of Outlaws, sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.

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

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 26

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

* PRO HOCKEY: Orlando at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oregon State at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 3 p.m.; St. Mary’s at Pepperdine, 3 p.m.; Oregon at USC, Sports Arena, 5 p.m.; Portland State at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.; UC Irvine at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.; UC Davis at UC Riverside, 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: San Diego at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.; UC Davis at UC Riverside, 5:45 p.m.; St. Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Vanguard at Pt. Loma Nazarene, 11 a.m.; Redlands at Claremont-Mudd, 11 a.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Pepperdine, noon; UCLA at USC, Dedeaux Field, 1 p.m.; Cal Poly SLO at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: Pacific 10 Conference Championships, Belmont Plaza, Long Beach, all day.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE DIVING: Pacific 10 Conference Championships at USC, all day.

* MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Redlands at Rossi Relays, Claremont College, 12:15 p.m.

* MEN’S AND WOMEN’S COLLEGE CREW: UC San Diego at UC Irvine, Newport Harbor, 8 a.m.; Loyola Marymount and San Diego at UC Santa Barbara, Lake Cachuma, 8 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds including $150,000 Buena Vista Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* GIRLS BASKETBALL: Free basketball skills competition for girls age 17 & under, Westwood Park and Recreation Center, 1350 Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, 11 a.m.--2 p.m., Details: 1-888-336-7255.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 27

* PRO BASKETBALL: Houston at Lakers, Staples Center, 2:30 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: Edmonton at Mighty Ducks, Arrowhead Pond, 5 p.m.

* SOCCER: Gold Cup championship match, Coliseum, noon

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Pepperdine at UC Santa Barbara, 1 p.m.; UCLA at USC, Dedeaux Field, 1 p.m.; Cal Poly SLO at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING: UCLA and USC at Long Beach Invitational, Belmont Plaza, all day.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds including $100,000 Baldwin Stakes, first post 12:30 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, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. To submit an event in the Calendar Live! section of http://my.nohib.com., send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.