WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 31

* BOXING: Thomas Hearns vs. Ed Dalton, light-heavyweights, Forum, 8 p.m. Ricardo Fuentes vs. Felipe Castillo, featherweights, Irvine Marriott, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: The Master’s at Cal State Northridge, 2 p.m.; Nevada at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.; Arizona State at USC, 3 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Gonzaga at Pepperdine, 7 p.m.; Portland at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Boise State at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 7 p.m.; Idaho at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; Oregon at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.; Oregon State at USC, Lyon Center, 7:30 p.m.; New Mexico State at Long Beach State, 7:30 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Hartford Whalers at Mighty Ducks, Pond, 7:30 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY: Las Vegas at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

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

* MOTOR SPORTS: Drag racing, NHRA Winternationals trials, 8 a.m.; pro qualifying, 2 p.m., Pomona Raceway, L.A. County Fairgrounds.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Nevada Las Vegas at Pepperdine, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UC Santa Barbara at UCLA, Wooden Center, 7 p.m.; UC Irvine at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.

* X-GAMES: All day, Snow Summit.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 1

* BASEBALL: Nevada at Pepperdine, noon; Arizona State at USC, 1 p.m.; Azusa Pacific at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.

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

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Portland at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.; Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount, 7 p.m.; Northern Arizona at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE GYMNASTICS: UCLA, Louisiana State, California, UC Santa Barbara at UCLA/Daily News Invitational, Pauley Pavilion, 6 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Chicago Blackhawks at Kings, Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, $200,000 Palos Verdes Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:15 p.m.

* MOTOR SPORTS: Drag racing, NHRA Winternationals, pro qualifying, 11 a.m., 3 p.m., Pomona Raceway, L.A. County Fairgrounds.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Loyola Marymount at Cal State Northridge, DH, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S, WOMEN’S COLLEGE SWIMMING, DIVING: Cal State Bakersfield at Cal State Northridge, noon; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Pepperdine, women only, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Nevada Las Vegas at UCLA, L.A. Tennis Center, noon; California at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: USC at Long Beach State, the Pyramid, 7:30 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at UC Irvine, Crawford Hall, 7 p.m.

* X-GAMES: All day, Snow Summit.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 2

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Arizona State at USC, 1 p.m.; Nevada at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Washington at Lakers, Forum, 6:30 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Colorado at Mighty Ducks, Pond, 5 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Oregon at USC, Lyon Center, 1 p.m.; Oregon State at UCLA, Pauley Pavilion, 2 p.m.; Idaho at UC Irvine, Bren Center, 2 p.m.; North Texas at Long Beach State, the Pyramid, 2 p.m.; Boise State at Cal State Fullerton, 3 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY: Phoenix vs. Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 3 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Santa Anita, $100,000 Santa Catalina Stakes, $300,000 San Antonio Handicap, $500,000 Strub Stakes, first post noon; harness racing, Los Alamitos, 6:15 p.m.

* MOTOR SPORTS: Drag racing, NHRA Winternationals, final eliminations, 10:30 a.m., Pomona Raceway, L.A. County Fairgrounds.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: UC Santa Barbara at Loyola Marymount, DH, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: California vs. UC Irvine, at Irvine Racquet Club, 1 p.m.

* X-GAMES: All day, Snow Summit.

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.