Seguin: Anti-gay slur came from 'hackers'

RECENTLY ACQUIRED Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin said an anti-gay comment that showed up on his Twitter account came from "hackers."

The Stars said in a statement yesterday that they had "addressed the issue directly" with Seguin. The tweet showed up on his account Saturday and was quickly removed.

Seguin posted an apology on Twitter and said he was temporarily shutting down his account because of "repeated attempts by 'hackers' to try to damage my reputation."

Seguin, 21, was traded to Dallas by Boston last week, just days after Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli criticized the No. 2 pick in the 2010 draft as needing to be a "better pro."

Dallas made the seven-player deal because it needs centers, and Seguin figures to be on the Stars' first line.

In other NHL news:

* The Buffalo Sabres continued to revamp their defense by reacquiring Henrik Tallinder, 34, from the New Jersey Devils for prospect Riley Boychuk. Tallinder spent the last 3 years with the Devils after spending parts of eight seasons with the Sabres. He entered the NHL as a second-round draft pick of the Sabres in 1997.

Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Josh Brent was released from jail, 11 days after he returned to Dallas County's custody due to violating terms of his pretrial release by allegedly testing positive for marijuana twice. Brent, 25, is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge stemming from the high-speed, single-car, early-morning accident on Dec. 8 that killed his best friend, Jerry Brown Jr., a Cowboys practice-squad linebacker who was also his college teammate at Illinois.

Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson, suspended for the 2013 season because of academic issues, said he will return for 2014 spring practice.

* Three-time defending Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel won a race in Nuerburgring, Germany. Vettel's 30th career victory extended his championship lead to 34 points over Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso, who finished fourth.