BRIEFLY : DUCKS OFFER GORING HEAD-COACHING JOB.

Byline: Daily News Wire Services

Butch Goring, out of the NHL since the 1986-87 season, said he has been offered the Mighty Ducks coaching job.

Ducks spokesman Rob Scichili wouldn't comment on the matter, but said Wednesday night a press conference will be held today at 10 a.m. at the Pond to ``make a personnel announcement.''

Goring, coach and general manager of the minor-league Utah Grizzlies, would replace Pierre Page, who was fired after one season on June 15.

Contract negotiations were ongoing and expected to be completed sometime this week, the Los Angeles Times and Orange County Register reported.

Goring hasn't coached in the NHL since 1986-87 with the Boston Bruins. He led the Bruins to a 37-31-2 record in 1985-86, but he was fired 13 games into the next season.

Kings right wing Dan Bylsma underwent surgery to repair a broken bone in his right foot, but is expected to be recovered by the first day of training camp, Sept. 12. Bylsma was hurt during offseason conditioning in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Mich. Also, the Kings signed defenseman Sean Blanchard, their fourth-round draft choice in the 1997 entry draft, to a three-year contract.

Mike Richter, who never wanted to leave the New York Rangers, re-signed with them. Curtis Joseph, who was on the verge of signing with the Rangers to replace Richter as goalie, left the Edmonton Oilers for the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Philadelphia Flyers signed a one-year contract extension with Ron Hextall, general manager Bob Clarke said. The deal will keep the 34-year-old goalie with the Flyers through 2000.

FOOTBALL: A U.S. District Court jury found Notre Dame guilty of age discrimination, awarding an ex-assistant coach about $86,000 in back pay and damages.

Former offensive line coach Joe Moore, 66, sat stoically as the verdict was read. He didn't even crack a smile as the jury awarded him $42,935.28 in back pay and then doubled that amount by finding Notre Dame knowingly disregarded the law.

Michael Ainsworth, California's top recruit, will not face charges stemming from an alleged sexual assault in Oregon last month.

After a 15-year, overachieving NFL career, special teams star Bill Bates has declared at least a temporary halt to his playing days so he can become an assistant coach and help new coach Chan Gailey turn the Dallas Cowboys back into a Super Bowl contender.

ALSO: A news conference to promote the boxing match between Oscar De La Hoya and Julio Cesar Chavez at 11 a.m. today at Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles is open to the public. . . . A drunken lawyer who lost control of his car hit a group of bystanders and injured 10 people during World Cup celebrations on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, police said. . . . Larry Bird, a Hall of Famer and NBA coach of the year, was named executive vice president of the Indiana Pacers. The move is part of a plan to have Bird move into the front office when he leaves coaching. . . . Two of the American Basketball League's championship games this season will be televised by CBS, the league and the network announced.