WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 17

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 7 p.m.

* GOLF: PGA Tour, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Indian Wells.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 1 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 7:15 p.m.

* SOCCER: U.S. Cup ‘97, United States vs. Peru, 7 p.m.; Mexico vs. Denmark, 9:15 p.m., Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UC Santa Barbara at USC, Marks Stadium, 1:30 p.m.; Southern Methodist at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; Boise State at UCLA, L.A. Tennis Center, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Cal State Northridge at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.

* BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Pasadena at Muir, 4 p.m.; Fairfax at Palisades, 7 p.m.; Chaminade at Harvard-Westlake, 7 p.m.; Dominguez at Paramount, 7 p.m.; West Covina at Ayala, 7 p.m.; Mater Dei at Trabuco Hills, 7 p.m.; Mayfair at Norwalk, 7 p.m.; Quartz Hill at Antelope Valley, 7:30 p.m.; Glendora at Upland, 7 p.m.; Villa Park at Santa Ana Valley, 7 p.m.; Bishop Montgomery at Serra, 7 p.m.; J.W. North at Arlington, 7 p.m.; Long Beach Wilson at Long Beach Poly, 7 p.m.

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SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 18

* PRO BASKETBALL: Detroit vs. Lakers, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Arizona State at USC, Sports Arena, 1 p.m.; Arizona at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 2 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 7:30 p.m.

* GOLF: PGA Tour, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Indian Wells.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m., featuring $100,000 San Miguel Stakes; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:15 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Supercross, Coliseum, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE SWIMMING: UCLA Women’s Diving Invitational, Rose Bowl Aquatics Center, all day; Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount at Cal State Northridge, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Southern Methodist at UC Irvine, 11 a.m.; Boise State at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UC Santa Barbara at Pepperdine, 11 a.m.

* VOLLEYBALL: UCLA alumni match, including Olympians Sinjin Smith and Carl Henkel, 7 p.m., Wooden Center.

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SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 19

* PRO BASKETBALL: Cleveland vs. Clippers, Sports Arena, 7:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Pacific at Long Beach State, Pyramid, 2 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S DIVING: UCLA Invitational, Rose Bowl Aquatics Center.

* GOLF: PGA Tour, Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, Indian Wells.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, 12:30 p.m., featuring $125,000 San Gorgonio Handicap; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:15 p.m.

* SOCCER: U.S. Cup ‘97, Peru vs. Denmark, 1 p.m.; United States vs. Mexico, 3:30 p.m., Rose Bowl.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Texas at Pepperdine, 1 p.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.