SPECTATOR SPORTS

FRIDAY 26

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

* GOLF: Nabisco Dinah Shore tournament, LPGA Tour, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, all day.

* PRO HOCKEY: Dallas vs. Mighty Ducks, Arrowhead Pond, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, first post, 1 p.m.; Los Alamitos, harness racing, first post, 6:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: San Francisco at Loyola Marymount, 2 p.m.; Pacific vs. Long Beach State, Blair Field, Long Beach, 7 p.m.; Nevada at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: USC at Pepperdine, 2 p.m.; UC Irvine tournament, 9 a.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Northridge, 11 a.m.; USC at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; Cornell at Loyola Marymount, 1:30 p.m.; Air Force at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.; Pacific at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: San Jose State at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Fullerton, doubleheader, 5 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS / SATURDAY 27

* PRO BASKETBALL: Utah vs. Clippers, Arrowhead Pond, 7:30 p.m.

* GOLF: Nabisco Dinah Shore tournament, LPGA Tour, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, all day.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, $75,000 Santa Lucia Handicap, first post, 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, harness racing, first post, 6:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Portland at Pepperdine, doubleheader, 11 a.m.; San Francisco at Loyola Marymount, doubleheader, 11 a.m.; Pacific vs. Long Beach State, Blair Field, Long Beach, 6 p.m.; Nevada at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: California at UCLA, Easton Stadium, 11 a.m.; Pacific at Cal State Northridge, noon; Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; Hawaii at Long Beach State, doubleheader, 1 p.m.; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.

* TRACK AND FIELD: Cal State Northridge invitational, 9 a.m.; Boise State, Cornell, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at UC Irvine, 11 a.m.; Pasadena Games at Occidental College, 5 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: UC Davis at UCLA, Men’s Gym Pool, 3 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: USC at Long Beach State, the Pyramid. 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Air Force at Cal State Northridge, 10 a.m.; Portland vs. Loyola Marymount, Calabasas Tennis Club, 1 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: U.S. Auto Club midgets, sprint cars, World of Super Modifieds, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; stock cars, trucks, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; late model stock cars, Orange Show Speedway, San Bernardino, 7 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UC Irvine tournament, semifinals 1:30 p.m. (consolation round, 9 a.m.).

SPECTATOR SPORTS / SUNDAY 28

* PRO BASKETBALL: New York vs. Lakers, Forum, 3:30 p.m.

* SOCCER: Women, Mexico vs. United States, Rose Bowl, 2 p.m.; MLS, Dallas vs. Galaxy, Rose Bowl, 5 p.m.

* HOCKEY: Calgary vs. Mighty Ducks, Arrowhead Pond, 7 p.m.; Utah vs. Ice Dogs, IHL, Long Beach Arena, 4 p.m.

* GOLF: Nabisco Dinah Shore tournament, LPGA Tour, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, all day.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita, thoroughbreds, $75,000 San Pedro Stakes, first post, 12:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, harness racing, first post, 5:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Portland at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; Pacific vs. Long Beach State, Blair Field, Long Beach, 1 p.m.; Nevada at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Stanford at UCLA, Easton Stadium, 1 p.m.

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

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Pacific at Long Beach State, 11 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: UC Irvine tournament, championship, 1:30 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* RUNNING: Carlsbad 5,000, at Jefferson Street and Grand Avenue, Carlsbad, Calif., 7 a.m.

About This Listing

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