WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 7

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Boston at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: Dallas at Kings, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.; Houston at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* INTERNATIONAL TENNIS: Davis Cup, United States vs. Czech Republic, at Great Western Forum, noon; Saturday at 1 p.m.; Sunday at noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Azusa Pacific at Vanguard, 1 p.m.; La Verne at Occidental, 2 p.m.; Caltech at Pomona-Pitzer, 3 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: California at USC, 1:30 p.m.; Cal State Los Angeles at Xenia Anastasiadou Tournament, Cal Poly Pomona, all day, also Saturday and Sunday; Cal State Fullerton at Long Beach State, 2 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Pomona-Pitzer at Chapman, 2:30 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 3 p.m.; USC at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Stadium, 6 p.m.; New Mexico State at Long Beach State, 7 p.m.; Sacramento State at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Portland State at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; Chico State at Cal State Dominguez Hills, 1:30 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: UC San Diego at USC, 7 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE WATER POLO: Western Water Polo Assn. Championship, Redlands, all day, also Saturday and Sunday.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, first post 3 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 8

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Boston at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: San Antonio at Lakers, Staples Center, 5:30 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: Houston at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: UC San Diego at Cal Lutheran, doubleheader, 11 a.m.; Cal State Dominguez Hills at Cal Poly Pomona, doubleheader, noon; Vanguard at The Master’s, noon; USC at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Stadium, 1 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; Sacramento State at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.; UC Riverside at Cal State Los Angeles, doubleheader, 2 p.m.; New Mexico State at Long Beach State, 6 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: UC Davis at Cal State Dominguez Hills, noon; Cal Lutheran at Pomona-Pitzer, noon; Biola at Vanguard, noon; La Verne at Occidental, doubleheader, noon; UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.

* MEN’S, WOMEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Azusa Pacific Invitational, 9 a.m.; Fresno State, Cal Poly, San Diego State at Cal State Northridge, 11 a.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Caltech at La Verne, 9:30 a.m.; Claremont-Mudd at Pomona-Pitzer, 9:30 a.m.; Westmont at Vanguard, 1 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: La Verne at Caltech, 9:30 a.m.; Stanford at USC, noon.

* MEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Pepperdine at UCLA, 7 p.m.; UC San Diego at Cal State Northridge, 7 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at UC Irvine, 7 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: Karts, Saugus Speedway, 9 a.m.; Late models, super stocks, trucks, MSRA Pro 4 modifieds, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; stocks, trucks, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; NASCAR stock cars, Orange Show Speedway, San Bernardino, 7 p.m.; USAC midgets, TQs, Bakersfield Speedway, Oildale, 7 p.m.; VRA sprint cars, street stocks, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $1-million Santa Anita Derby, $200,000 Potrero Grande Breeders’ Cup Handicap and $150,000 El Rincon Handicap, first post noon.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Speedway Spring Classic, Costa Mesa Speedway, 7:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 9

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Boston at Angels, Edison Field, 1 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: Kings at Mighty Ducks, Arrowhead Pond, noon.

* ARENA FOOTBALL: Oklahoma at Avengers, exhibition, Staples Center, 5:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Menlo at Pomona-Pitzer, 10 a.m.; USC at UCLA, Jackie Robinson Stadium, 1 p.m.; Loyola Marymount at Pepperdine, 1 p.m.; New Mexico State at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.; Sacramento State at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds including $150,000 San Bernardino Handicap, first post 12:30 p.m.

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