WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 26

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

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

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Louisiana Tech at USC, Coliseum, 3:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Triton Tipoff tournament at UC San Diego (CS Hayward, Redlands, Oswego State), 6 and 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Creighton at USC, Sports Arena, 12:30 p.m.; Eastern Washington vs. Cleveland State at Loyola Marymount, 5 p.m.; Army at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Texas San Antonio at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Colgate at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.; USC vs. James Madison at Long Beach State, 5 p.m.; Oral Roberts at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, UC Irvine, first game at 9 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds featuring $200,000 Hollywood Turf Express and $200,000 Miesque Stakes, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 7:15 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 27

* PRO BASKETBALL: Portland at Clippers, Staples Center, 8 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: San Jose at Kings, Staples Center, 12:30 p.m.; Houston at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Stanford vs. Auburn at Wooden Classic, Arrowhead Pond, noon; USC vs. Duke at Wooden Classic, Arrowhead Pond, approximately 2:30 p.m.; Iona at UCLA, 5 p.m.; UNC Charlotte at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.; Cal State Dominguez Hills at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.; Triton Tipoff tournament at UC San Diego (CS Hayward, Redlands, Oswego State), 6 and 8 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: LMU-Furama Thanksgiving Classic at Loyola Marymount, consolation game at 3 p.m., championship game at 5 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Cincinnati at Long Beach State, noon; UC Santa Barbara vs. USC at Long Beach State, 5 p.m.; James Madison at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, UC Irvine, first game at 9 a.m.

* AUTO RACING: Vintage cars, Walt James Stadium, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 11 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $200,000 Generous Stakes and $500,000 Citation Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 6:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 28

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Southern Illinois at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.; Sparkletts Invitational at Pepperdine (Colorado State, Pepperdine, St. Bonaventure, UNC Charlotte), 2:30 and 5 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Tennessee at UCLA, 2 p.m.; Minnesota at UC Irvine, 2 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, UC Irvine, first game at 9 a.m.

* AUTO RACING: Vintage cars, Walt James Stadium, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 11 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $100,000 Cat’s Cradle Handicap, $500,000 Early Times Hollywood Derby and $500,000 Matriarch, 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, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. To submit an event in the Calendar Live! section of http://shop.nohib.com, send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.