WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 21

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASEBALL: Mississippi vs. USC, 3 p.m., and Notre Dame at Long Beach State, Long Beach State tournament, Blair Field, 7 p.m.; CS Fullerton at Pepperdine, 2 p.m; Arizona State at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Stadium, 5 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Vancouver at Lakers, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: San Francisco at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; San Diego at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.

* GOLF: Inland Empire Open, second round, Moreno Valley Golf Club, 7 a.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 1 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:15 p.m.

* SNOWBOARDING: American Snow Boarding Tour, Snow Summit, 10 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Southern Utah at UC Irvine, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UC Santa Cruz at USC, North Gym, 7 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 22

* AUTO RACING: Sprint car Racing Assn., Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; stock cars, Blythe Speedway, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASEBALL: CS Sacramento at CS Northridge, DH, noon; Pepperdine at CS Fullerton, 1 p.m.; Arizona State at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Stadium, 1 p.m.; Mississippi vs. Long Beach State, 3 p.m. and Notre Dame vs. USC, 7 p.m., Long Beach State tournament, Blair Field.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CS Fullerton at Long Beach State, Pyramid, 9 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: San Diego at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; San Francisco at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; UCLA at USC, Lyon Center, 7:30 p.m.

* GOLF: Inland Empire Open, third round, Moreno Valley Golf Club, 7 a.m.

* HOCKEY: Phoenix at Mighty Ducks, Pond of Anaheim, noon; Vancouver at Kings, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:15 p.m.

* SNOWBOARDING: American Snow Boarding Tour, Snow Summit, 10 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Pepperdine at La Verne, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: UC Santa Barbara at UCLA, Men’s Gym Pool, noon.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 23

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASEBALL: CS Sacramento at CS Northridge, 1 p.m.; Pepperdine at CS Fullerton, 1 p.m.; Arizona State at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Stadium, 1 p.m.; USC at Long Beach State, Long Beach State tournament, Blair Field, 4 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: New York at Lakers, Forum, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Duke at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 11 a.m.

* GOLF: Inland Empire Open, final round, Moreno Valley Golf Club, 7 a.m.; Nissan Open, Celebrity-Am, Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, 7 a.m.

* HOCKEY: Michigan vs. Ice Dogs, IHL, Long Beach Arena, 3 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:15 p.m.

* POLO: Great Britain vs. United States, El Dorado Polo Club, Indio, 1 p.m.

* SNOWBOARDING: American Snow Boarding Tour, Snow Summit, 10 a.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* RUNNING: The Los Angeles Chinatown Firecracker 10K run, through the hills of Elysian Park, will be held at 8:30 a.m. A 5K run also will be held at 8:20 followed by a kids’ run at 9:45 a.m. Late registration begins at 6:30 a.m. Information: (213) 625-0995.

About This Listing

On Fridays, The Times will publish a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, 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. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.