WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 18

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: New York Mets at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 7 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: High Desert at Lake Elsinore,

7 p.m.; Visalia at San Bernardino, 7 p.m.; Lancaster at Rancho Cucamonga, 7:15 p.m.

* SOFTBALL: Exhibition, U.S. Olympic team vs. So Cal 2000 all-star team, Community Park, Chino Hills, 6 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Stadiumcross, Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino,

7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Del Mar, thoroughbreds, first post 4 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 7:15 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 19

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: New York Mets at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 1 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Visalia at San Bernardino, 7 p.m.; Rancho Cucamonga at High Desert, 7 p.m.; Lake Elsinore at Lancaster, 7:15 p.m.

* BEACH VOLLEYBALL: AVP United States Open, opening rounds, Seal Beach, all day.

* AUTO RACING: Home Depot 250, Winston West stock cars, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; NASCAR street stocks, destruction derby, Orange Show Speedway, San Bernardino, 7 p.m.

* SOFTBALL: Exhibition, U.S. Olympic team vs. So Cal 2000, Community Park, Chino Hills, 6 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Speedway, sidecars, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Del Mar, thoroughbreds including $150,000 La Jolla Handicap, first post 2 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 6:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 20

* PRO BASKETBALL: WNBA playoffs, Western Conference finals, Game 2: Houston at Sparks, Great Western Forum, 1 p.m.

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: New York Mets at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 1 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Lancaster at Lake Elsinore, 5 p.m.; Rancho Cucamonga at High Desert, 5 p.m.; Visalia at San Bernardino, 5 p.m.

* BEACH VOLLEYBALL: AVP United States Open, final rounds, Seal Beach, all day.

* HORSE RACING: Del Mar, thoroughbreds including $150,000 Pat O’Brien Handicap, first post 2 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 6 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL: Amateur Athletic Union Jr. Beach Volleyball Tour begins at 8 a.m. in Long Beach on the south side of Belmont Plaza. Details: (310) 973-1955.

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, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012. 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.