THINGS TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Saturday 25

* PRO BASKETBALL: San Antonio at Lakers, Staples Center, 6:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Sunday 26

* PRO BASKETBALL: Boston at Clippers, Staples Center, 1 p.m.

* PRO HOCKEY: Phoenix at Kings, Staples Center, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Opening day of winter meeting at Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, featuring $200,000 Malibu Stakes, first post noon.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Friday 31

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Coe College at UC San Diego, 3:30 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Mississippi State at Cal State Northridge, 5 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, first post 1 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Saturday 1

* COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Stanford vs. Wisconsin, Rose Bowl, 1:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, first post 12:30 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: Sunday 2

* PRO HOCKEY: Chicago at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 4 p.m.

* MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Northridge, 2 p.m.

* WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Tulsa vs. Pepperdine, at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; San Jose State at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m.; University of San Diego at UC Irvine, 2 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Santa Anita Park, thoroughbreds, first post 12:30 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, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053. To submit an event in the Calendar Live! section of http://ziira.shop, send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.