BRIEFLY : GORING TURNS DOWN DUCKS' JOB OFFER.

Byline: Daily News Wire Services

The Mighty Ducks have called a news conference for 10 a.m. today to make a ``personnel announcement.''

One thing for certain, it won't be to announce Butch Goring as their new coach. Goring rejected the Ducks' take-it-or-leave-it offer Wednesday because of the money.

The Ducks offered Goring a three-year contract for $350,000 the first season and about $375,000 the second and $400,000 the third. Goring said he wanted closer to what former Ducks coach Pierre Page was paid (about $100,000 more per season).

``I don't deserve to be one of the lowest paid coaches in the league,'' said Goring, coach and general manager with the Utah Grizzlies of the International Hockey League.

It's not clear if the Ducks' announcement is to name a new coach. General manager Jack Ferreira and president Tony Tavares did not return phone calls Wednesday.

It could be possible the team will announce a free-agent signing, although there are no big names left who are unrestricted. It's more likely the announcement is to name a new coach, considering Tavares told season ticket holders at a meeting Tuesday night that the team would have a new coach ``within 48 hours.''

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.

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.