Sports Rewind: Judge Relaxes Bail Restrictions for Oscar Pistorius

Judge favors Pistorius in ruling, plus more headlines.

From "Blade Runner" to Killer - South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who made history last summer as the first double amputee to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics, was charged with the murder of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. Steenkamp was found shot dead in Pistorius' home in Pretoria, South Africa, on Feb 14. Pistorius was arrested and charged with murder, but he is currently out on bail awaiting trial. If convicted he could face life in prison.(Photo: Siphiwe Sibeko / Reuters)

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Pistorius Allowed to Travel - Oscar Pistorius allowed to leave South Africa; Metta World Peace benched; Jerry Sandusky questions key testimony; plus more sports headlines. — Britt Middleton On March 28, a judge lifted restrictions banning Oscar Pistorius from traveling internationally for track competitions and also said the South African Olympian will no longer be supervised by a probation officer. Pistorius faces a life sentence if found guilty of fatally shooting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day. (Photo: REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)

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RGIII on the Mend - Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III says that he is recovering from his knee surgery ahead of schedule and plans to play at the start of the season if he is healthy. "My goal is to return healthy in Week 1 but if I'm not ready then I will wait until I am, however long that is,” Griffin told ESPN this week. (Photo: Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

Lakers Lose Metta World Peace to Injury - The Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup just got a little bit lighter. The team announced on March 27 that Metta World Peace will miss at least six weeks as he recovers from surgery stemming from a torn meniscus in his left knee. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Lakers Lose Metta World Peace to Injury - The Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup just got a little bit lighter. The team announced on March 27 that Metta World Peace will miss at least six weeks as he recovers from surgery stemming from a torn meniscus in his left knee. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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Keeping Healthy - Former University of South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore is putting it all on the line to secure a spot in next month's NFL Draft. This week, Lattimore did a series of drills for a group that included Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis to demonstrate his healthiness. Lattimore's season was cut short last October after he dislocated his knee and tore several ligaments. (Photo: Mary Ann Chastain/Getty Images)

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Keeping Healthy - Former University of South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore is putting it all on the line to secure a spot in next month's NFL Draft. This week, Lattimore did a series of drills for a group that included Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis to demonstrate his healthiness. Lattimore's season was cut short last October after he dislocated his knee and tore several ligaments. (Photo: Mary Ann Chastain/Getty Images)

Raiders' Tommy Kelly Cut - The Oakland Raiders have cut ties with longtime defensive tackle Tommy Kelly. Kelly signed a seven-year, $50.1 million deal with the team in 2008 and is the third player released this month after defensive back Michael Huff and receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey. (Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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Raiders' Tommy Kelly Cut - The Oakland Raiders have cut ties with longtime defensive tackle Tommy Kelly. Kelly signed a seven-year, $50.1 million deal with the team in 2008 and is the third player released this month after defensive back Michael Huff and receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey. (Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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Jerry Sandusky - Jerry Sandusky is questioning the validity of the testimony given by a former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, a key witness in his child sex abuse trial who said he walked in on Sandusky abusing a young boy in the football locker room showers. "I don't understand how anybody would have walked into that locker room, from where he was, and heard sounds associated that was sex going on," Sandusky said in an interview taped for a documentary. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Jerry Sandusky - Jerry Sandusky is questioning the validity of the testimony given by a former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary, a key witness in his child sex abuse trial who said he walked in on Sandusky abusing a young boy in the football locker room showers. "I don't understand how anybody would have walked into that locker room, from where he was, and heard sounds associated that was sex going on," Sandusky said in an interview taped for a documentary. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Hot Mess - Despite bright talent on the field, there was apparently some truly disgusting behavior exhibited by players invited to the NFL's Combine scouting camp back in February. According to reports, two players, one rumored to be a first round pick at next week's NFL Draft, trashed their hotel room by scattering feces and urine around the bathroom and half-eaten food on the beds, among other transgressions. (Photo: NFL)

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Is the NFL Ready for a Publicly Gay Player? - According to a CBS Sports report, an unnamed NFL player is considering coming out openly about his homosexuality in the next few months and plans to continue playing in the league when he does. The report comes the same week the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning two landmark gay marriage cases. (Photo: Courtesy National Football League)

Shaq's Mistress Ups the Ante - Vanessa Lopez, the former mistress of Shaquille O'Neal, has added a claim of punitive damages to her pending lawsuit against the former NBA star, Radar Online reported on March 26. In the lawsuit first filed in 2010, Lopez accuses O'Neal of racketeering, invasion of privacy, and intentional inflection of emotional distress and claimed he threatened her when she broke off the relationship. (Photos from left: D Dipasupil/Getty Images, Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Shaq's Mistress Ups the Ante - Vanessa Lopez, the former mistress of Shaquille O'Neal, has added a claim of punitive damages to her pending lawsuit against the former NBA star, Radar Online reported on March 26. In the lawsuit first filed in 2010, Lopez accuses O'Neal of racketeering, invasion of privacy, and intentional inflection of emotional distress and claimed he threatened her when she broke off the relationship. (Photos from left: D Dipasupil/Getty Images, Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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It's Tiger's World - You may not be able to live out Tiger Woods' glory in the flesh, but you can at least get a taste with his latest video game, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14, released this week. (Photo: EA Sports)

Not-So-Hot Wheels - It's either pay up or join the carpool for Plaxico Burress. The Florida DMV has suspended Burress' driver’s license because he failed to pay a $120,000 settlement to a car crash victim. To get his driving privileges back, Burress, who recently signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, must either pay the victim or challenge the Florida DMV's ruling.   (Photo: Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

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Not-So-Hot Wheels - It's either pay up or join the carpool for Plaxico Burress. The Florida DMV has suspended Burress' driver’s license because he failed to pay a $120,000 settlement to a car crash victim. To get his driving privileges back, Burress, who recently signed a one-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, must either pay the victim or challenge the Florida DMV's ruling.   (Photo: Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

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Kordell Stewart on his former marriage to Porsha Williams:  - “She’s so disrespectful. I did nothing but try to help the girl. She’d leave for five to 10 days at a time — just gone because she’s mad! And guess where she goes…she goes to her mama’s house.”(Photo: Paras Griffin/Landov)

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Is the Love Gone? - Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Stewart says she was blindsided and "disappointed” by news that her husband, Kordell Stewart, had filed for divorce this week. She is keeping positive, however, tweeting on March 24, "God is good and he knows my heart. I'm trusting his plan for my life." The couple married in 2011 and have no children together. (Photo: Paras Griffin /Landov)

Former Dolphins Star Faces Child Abuse Charges - Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mark Duper has been charged one count of felony child abuse for allegedly beating his 17-year-old son until he lost consciousness at his Jacksonville, Florida, home. After being taken into custody, Duper posted $5,000 bail last week. A court date is still pending. (photo: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office)

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Former Dolphins Star Faces Child Abuse Charges - Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mark Duper has been charged one count of felony child abuse for allegedly beating his 17-year-old son until he lost consciousness at his Jacksonville, Florida, home. After being taken into custody, Duper posted $5,000 bail last week. A court date is still pending. (photo: Jacksonville Sheriff's Office)