WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 18

* AUTO RACING: Federal-Mogul drag racing, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, 6 p.m.

* BASEBALL: Houston at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Nevada at Long Beach State, 7 p.m.; New Mexico State at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Bakersfield at Rancho Cucamonga, 7 p.m.; San Bernardino at Lancaster, 7:15 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Lakers at Clippers, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Phoenix at Ducks, Stanley Cup playoffs, Game 2, Pond of Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 3 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 7:15 p.m.

* SOCCER: Colorado at Galaxy, Rose Bowl, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: San Diego State at UC Irvine, 1:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Stanford at USC, 1:30 p.m.; California at UCLA, 1:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Mt. SAC Relays, Mt. San Antonio College, 11 a.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BICYCLE EXPO: Los Angeles Convention Center, today through Sunday. Details: (805) 496-6053.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 19

* ARENA FOOTBALL: Texas at Anaheim, Arena Football League, Pond of Anaheim, 7 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: 360 sprint cars, stock cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; IMCA sprint cars, stock cars, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.; winged sprint cars, Santa Maria Speedway, 7 p.m.; Federal-Mogul drag racing, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, 2:30 p.m.; stock cars, Cajon Speedway, El Cajon, 7 p.m.

* BASEBALL: Houston at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Nevada at Long Beach State, 7 p.m.; New Mexico State at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Bakersfield at Rancho Cucamonga, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $150,000 Las Cienegas Handicap and $300,000 Santa Barbara Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Road races, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, noon; Speedway-cycle races, Costa Mesa Speedway, 7:30 p.m.

* SEMIPRO SOCCER: Greater Los Angeles Soccer League, U.S. National Cup regional finals, Daniels Field, San Pedro, 1 and 3 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: California at USC, noon; Stanford at UCLA, noon.

* COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Long Beach Invitational, Long Beach State, 10 a.m.; Mt. SAC Relays, Mt. San Antonio College, 11 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State; Pacific at UCLA, 8 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 20

* AUTO RACING: Stadium off-road races, Perris Auto Speedway, 12:30 p.m.; Federal-Mogul drag racing, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, noon.

* BASEBALL: Houston at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 1 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Nevada at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.; New Mexico State at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Bakersfield at Rancho Cucamonga, 2 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, featuring $150,000 San Simeon Handicap and $400,000 San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Road races, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, noon.

* MINOR LEAGUE SOCCER: El Paso at Orange County, Santa Ana Stadium, 5 p.m.

* COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Mt. SAC Relays, Mt. San Antonio College, 11 a.m.

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.