SEE AND DO

What to see and do around Southern California:

TODAY

PRO BASKETBALL: NBA playoffs, Western Conference finals, Game 3, San Antonio at Lakers, Staples Center, 6 p.m.

PRO BASEBALL: Houston at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: NCAA regionals, Game 1, USC vs. Oral Roberts, 3 p.m.; Game 2, Pepperdine vs. Fresno State, 7 p.m., USC, Dedeaux Field

HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, first post 3:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarterhorses, first post 7:15 p.m.

SATURDAY

PRO BASEBALL: Houston at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 7 p.m.

PRO SOCCER: MLS, New England at Galaxy, Rose Bowl, 7 p.m.

ARENA FOOTBALL: Oklahoma at Avengers, Staples Center, 7 p.m.

AUTO RACING: SCRA sprint cars, 50 laps, Perris Auto Speedway, 6 p.m.; NASCAR super late models, speed trucks, legend cars, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; Figure 8s, destruction derby, Orange Show Speedway, San Bernardino, 7 p.m.; Senior sprints, Figure 8s, IMCA modifieds, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: NCAA regionals, Game 3, USC/Oral Roberts loser vs. Pepperdine/Fresno State loser, 11 a.m.; Game 4, USC/Oral Roberts winner vs. Pepperdine/Fresno State winner, 3 p.m.; Game 5, Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 7 p.m., USC, Dedeaux Field

HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $250,000 Gamely Breeders’ Cup Handicap and $75,000 Willard L. Proctor Memorial Stakes, first post 1 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarterhorses, first post 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

AUTO RACING: Shifter karts, Irwindale Speedway, 12:30 p.m.; SCRA sprint cars, 50 laps, Perris Auto Speedway, 6 p.m.

PRO BASKETBALL: NBA playoffs, Western Conference finals, Game 4, San Antonio at Lakers, Staples Center, 2:30 p.m.

PRO BASEBALL: Houston at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 1 p.m.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: NCAA regionals, Game 6, Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, noon; Game 7, Game 6 winner vs. Game 6 loser, if necessary, 4 p.m., USC, Dedeaux Field.

HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap, first post 1 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarterhorses, first post 5:30 p.m.

MONDAY

PRO BASEBALL: Colorado at Dodgers, Dodger Stadium, 1 p.m.

HORSE RACING: Hollywood Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $350,000 Shoemaker Breeders’ Cup Mile, $150,000 Flawlessly Stakes and $100,000 Lazaro S. Barrera Memorial Stakes, first post 1 p.m.

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.