WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 2

* PRO BASKETBALL: Charlotte vs. Lakers, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.; ABA, Memphis vs. Stars, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Utah State at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; Portland at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Gonzaga at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Sonoma State at Cal Poly Pomona, 8 p.m.; Cal State Bakersfield at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 8 p.m.; Cal State Stanislaus at Cal State L.A., 8 p.m.; San Francisco State at Cal State San Bernardino, 8 p.m.; UC Davis at UC San Diego, 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: California vs. USC, Lyon Center, 7 p.m.; Stanford vs. UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 7 p.m.; San Francisco State at Cal State San Bernardino, 5:45 p.m.; Cal State Bakersfield at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 5:45 p.m.; Cal State Stanislaus at Cal State L.A., 5:45 p.m.; Sonoma State at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:45 p.m.; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.; Redlands at Cal Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.; La Verne at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Mesa State at Cal Poly Pomona, doubleheader, 11 a.m.; Nevada at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.; Cal State L.A. at Biola, 2 p.m.; Oregon State at Cal State Northridge, 2:30 p.m.; UC Davis at Cal State San Bernardino, 4 p.m.; Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Long Beach Invitational, Long Beach State, UC Riverside, San Diego State, Illinois Chicago, 9 a.m. Also Saturday and Sunday.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Brigham Young at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: NHRA Winternationals, qualifying, 8:15 a.m.; pro qualifying, 2 p.m., Pomona Raceway.

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

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 3

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

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Portland at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Azusa Pacific at Point Loma Nazarene, 7:30 p.m.; Concordia at Cal Baptist, 7:30 p.m.; Fresno Pacific at Vanguard, 7:30 p.m.; Westmont at Hope International, 7:30 p.m.; Biola at Christian Heritage, 7:30 p.m.; Redlands at Claremont- Mudd-Scripps, 7:30 p.m.; La Verne at Occidental, 7:30 p.m.; Whittier at Cal Lutheran, 7:30 p.m.; San Francisco State at Cal Poly Pomona, 8 p.m.; Cal State Stanislaus at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 8 p.m.; Cal State Bakersfield at Cal State L.A., 8 p.m.; Sonoma State at Cal State San Bernardino, 8 p.m.; UC Davis at UC San Diego, 8 p.m.; Irvine at Long Beach State, 9 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Concordia at Cal Baptist, 5:30 p.m.; Fresno Pacific at Vanguard, 5:30 p.m.; Westmont at Hope International, 5:30 p.m.; Biola at Christian Heritage, 5:30 p.m.; Azusa Pacific at Point Loma Nazarene, 5:30 p.m.; San Francisco State at Cal Poly Pomona, 5:45 p.m.; Cal State Stanislaus at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 5:45 p.m.; Sonoma State at Cal State San Bernardino, 5:45 p.m.; Cal State Bakersfield at Cal State L.A., 5:45 p.m.; UC Davis at UC San Diego, 6 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Nevada at Pepperdine, noon; Concordia at Cal State Dominguez Hills, noon; Louisville vs. USC, Dedeaux Field, 1 p.m.; Stanford at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.; Oregon State at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.; UC Davis at Cal Poly Pomona, 2 p.m.; Mesa State at Cal State San Bernardino, 4 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UCLA at Pepperdine, 7:30 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: NHRA Winternationals, sportsman finals, 8:15 a.m.; pro qualifying, noon and 2:30 p.m., Pomona Raceway.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: EA Sports Supercross, Edison Field, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, featuring $500,000 Strub Stakes, first post noon; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 6:15 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 4

* PRO BASKETBALL: Sacramento vs. Lakers, Staples Center, 12:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.; Stanford vs. USC, Sports Arena, 3 p.m.; California vs. UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 3 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: NHRA Winternationals, finals, Pomona Raceway, 11 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, featuring $300,000 San Antonio Handicap, 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.