WHAT TO SEE AND DO AROUND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SPECTATOR SPORTS: FRIDAY 20

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

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Stockton at Lake Elsinore,

7 p.m.

* PRO BASKETBALL: Houston at Sparks, Great Western Forum, 7:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Del Mar, thoroughbreds, first post, 3:30 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post 7:15 p.m.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SATURDAY 21

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

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Modesto at Lake Elsinore, Rancho Cucamonga at San Bernardino, both 7 p.m.

* PRO SOCCER: New York/New Jersey at Galaxy, Rose Bowl, 7:30 p.m.

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

* AUTO RACING: NASCAR Winston West 250, American Cities Racing League, Irwindale Speedway, 7 p.m.; SCRA sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.

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

* CYCLING: Encino Velodrome, 7 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: Sports Car Slalom School presented by Porsche Owners Club, 7 a.m., The Streets of Willow Springs, Rosamond, Details: (310) 784-5653.

SPECTATOR SPORTS: SUNDAY 22

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

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Modesto at Lake Elsinore, Rancho Cucamonga at San Bernardino, both 5 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Del Mar, thoroughbreds, $250,000 Del Mar Oaks, first post, 2 p.m.; Los Alamitos, quarter horses, first post

5:30 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: Sports Car Slalom presented by Porsche Owners Club, 7 a.m., The Streets of Willow Springs, Rosamond, Details: (310) 784-5653.

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://shop.nohib.com., send a fax to (213) 473-2590. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.