SPECTATOR SPORTS / FRIDAY 16

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

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Lancaster at Lake Elsinore, 7 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Fila Summer Pro League, Pyramid, 10:30 a.m., 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30 p.m. (Lakers vs. Celtics).

* COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Say No Classic Summer League, West L.A. College, 6 p.m.

* SWIMMING: Janet Evans Invitational, USC, preliminaries, 9 a.m.; finals, 5 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, first post, 7 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post, 7:15 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: NASCAR super late models, street stocks, Irwindale Speedway, 7:30 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* BASKETBALL: An array of activities including an open casting call for Showtime series “The Hoop Life.” Noon. Venice Beach Basketball Courts.

SPECTATOR SPORTS / SATURDAY 17

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

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Stockton at Lancaster, 7 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Fila Summer Pro League, Pyramid, 10:30 a.m., 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:30 p.m. (Clippers vs. Celtics).

* COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Say No Classic Summer League, West L.A. College, 11 a.m.

* SWIMMING: Janet Evans Invitational, USC, preliminaries, 9 a.m.; finals, 5 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, $75,000 Royal Heroine Stakes and $200,000 Hollywood Oaks, first post, 1 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post, 7:15 p.m.

* AUTO RACING: Formula Mazda, spec trucks, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; SCRA sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; late model stocks, Orange Show Speedway, San Bernardino, 7 p.m.; USAC midgets, TQs, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.; Chino Challenge, demolition derby, Chino Fairgrounds, 7 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* SOCCER: MLS youth skills competition for boys and girls 6-14 hosted by Victorville Youth League at Liberty Park, 9:30 a.m. Details: (760) 241-8333. Also at YMCA of Orange, 2241 E. Palmyra, 9 a.m. Details: (714) 633-9622.

SPECTATOR SPORTS / SUNDAY 18

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: San Diego at Angels, Edison Field, 5 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Stockton at Lancaster, 5 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Houston at Sparks, Forum, 5:30 p.m.; Fila Summer Pro League, Pyramid, 10:30 a.m., 12:45, 3 (Mavericks vs. Lakers), 5:15, 7:30 p.m.

* COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Say No Classic Summer League, West L.A. College, 11 a.m.

* SWIMMING: Janet Evans Invitational, USC, preliminaries, 9 a.m.; finals, 5 p.m.

* BOXING: Six bouts before baseball game between Angels and San Diego Padres, Edison Field, 2 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, $100,000 Answer Do Stakes, $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship, $300,000 Sunset Handicap and $500,000 Swaps Stakes, first post, 1 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post, 5:30 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Toyota Cup Grand Prix, road races, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 1 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* SOCCER: MLS youth skills competition for boys and girls 6-14 hosted by Royal Puma Soccer Club at Dos Pueblos High, Goleta, 9 a.m. Details: (805) 887-2142.

About This Listing

On Fridays the Times publishes a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, please 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. To submit an event in the Calendar Live! section of http://mediakit.nohib.com., send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.