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Oscar Pistorius

Pistorius' Brother Acquitted

AP | MICHELLE FAUL | Posted 05.21.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- One Pistorius brother is free of charges – acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. Th...

The Alleged Killing of Reeva and the Cult of Celebrity Sports

Tony Mckenna | Posted 04.18.2013 | Media
Tony Mckenna

While the decision to allow Oscar Pistorius to go about business as usual is shocking and outrageous, it's also fascinating because it provides us with almost naturalistic footage of the way prestige and money eat into the justice system

South African Police Took Cellphone Pictures Of Pistorius

AP | GERALD IMRAY | Posted 04.16.2013 | Sports

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa — Even police officers clamored to get photos of Oscar Pistorius on their cellphones after the famed Olympic athlete ...

Inside The Weird Online World Of Oscar Pistorius' Female Fan Club

The Huffington Post | Mark Hanrahan | Posted 04.11.2013 | Sports

The family of murder accused Oscar Pistorius have released a statement bemoaning the tone of social media comments about the case. Part of the fam...

'Blade Runner' Returns To Track

AP | GERALD IMRAY | Posted 04.04.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- Oscar Pistorius has been running on his blades again and his return to regular training is imminent, his agent says. It is the firs...

Agent: Pistorius Is 'Keen To Get Back On Track'

AP | GERALD IMRAY | Posted 04.04.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG — Oscar Pistorius wants to train again and recently went back to visit his regular track in South Africa's capital, the double-ampu...

Judge Eases Pistorius Bail Conditions

AP | GERALD IMRAY | Posted 03.29.2013 | Sports

Oscar Pistorius can leave South Africa to compete in international track meets, a judge ruled on Thursday as he upheld the Olympic athlete's appeal ag...

Oscar Pistorius' Lawyers Appeal Bail Restrictions

AP | By GERALD IMRAY | Posted 03.28.2013 | Sports

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius could compete at this year's world championships after a South African judge eased his bail restrictio...

Oscar Pistorius' Brother On Trial

AP | GERALD IMRAY | Posted 03.28.2013 | Sports

VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa -- The brother of double-amputee athlete Oscar Pistorius went on trial in a South African court Wednesday for the death o...

Pistorius Brothers Both Have Looming Court Dates

AP | By GERALD IMRAY | Posted 05.22.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Oscar Pistorius' appeal against his bail conditions will be heard on the same day his older brother Carl is due in another South...

State of Emergency: The War on Women's Bodies

Gillian Schutte | Posted 05.02.2013 | World
Gillian Schutte

In South Africa the war on women is nothing less than a national calamity as women and children have become victims of a current crisis of masculinity. Whether it is centered on white paranoia, privileged entitlement or economic desperation, the rage is turned onto women.

'He Is Certainly Not Suicidal'

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 03.11.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- Olympian athlete Oscar Pistorius, charged with the Valentine's Day murder of his girlfriend, is not suicidal, his family announced Mon...

Oscar Pistorius' Lawyers Appeal Bail Conditions

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 05.11.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have filed an appeal in a South African court against bail restrictions imposed on the Olympian, who is ch...

Former Lead Detective In Pistorius Case Leaves Police Force

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA | Posted 05.07.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- The former lead detective in South Africa's investigation of the murder case against Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has resigned from...

Why the Verdict of the Oscar Pistorius Trial Will Reveal More About Us Than Him

Jill Shaw Ruddock | Posted 05.05.2013 | Media
Jill Shaw Ruddock

Are we all victims of summary trial by the media without the full facts? We have been taught through the Internet, tweeting and unethical and unrelenting investigative journalism to believe the worst. So let's not judge this Paralympic champion until we know exactly what happened.

Pistorius Family Feuds Over Gun Comments

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 03.05.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- A remarkably public feud erupted Tuesday within the family of Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympian charged with murdering his ...

A Brief Look At Oscar Pistorius' Gun Collection

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 03.01.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- In 2012, the year he made history as the first double-amputee Olympic runner, Oscar Pistorius bought six guns for what he planned to b...

Pistorius Became An Avid Gun Collector In Olympic Year

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 05.01.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG — In his Olympic year, Oscar Pistorius steadily became an avid firearms collector, joining a gun-collecting club and purchasing a c...

Oscar Pistorius Murder Case: After Bail, What Happens Next?

Adam Banner | Posted 04.30.2013 | Crime
Adam Banner

Pistorius, a double-amputee and Olympic athlete, took the world by storm with his "beat-the-odds" mentality and uber-optimistic approach to life. These are undeniably traits that Pistorius will need to exercise to his full advantage in the upcoming months.

And the Oscar for Leadership Goes to...

Bhaskar Chakravorti | Posted 04.30.2013 | Business
Bhaskar Chakravorti

In the digitally (or otherwise) enhanced narrative, even the foibles and faults contribute towards the endgame as the leader gets to goal. Unfortunately, outside the movie-house, we have to contend with the most spectacular of our leaders who inexplicably fail us in spectacular ways.

Oscar Pistorius and a Case of Mistaken Assumptions

Rick Collins | Posted 04.28.2013 | Crime
Rick Collins

Just when some talking heads were laying out the game plan for a steroid-induced diminished capacity defense, along comes the revelation that the report about finding steroids was false.

Pistorius Plans Own Memorial Service For Steenkamp

AP | CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA and RAF CASERT | Posted 02.26.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- Oscar Pistorius planned a personal memorial service on Tuesday for Reeva Steenkamp, the 29-year-old model he shot at his home on Valen...

Amputee Marathoner: Pistorius' Murder Charge Felt Like 'Punch In The Stomach'

Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 04.28.2013 | Impact
Eleanor Goldberg

When Dick Traum, the first amputee to ever run a marathon, learned of Oscar Pistorius' murder charge, he was devastated.

Who Is Oscar Pistorius?

AP | GERALD IMRAY | Posted 04.27.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG — His head shrouded by a sports hoodie, the young man walked unnoticed through a bustling crowd outside the gates of the Olympic vi...

Pistorius Reports To Authorities

AP | RAF CASERT | Posted 04.27.2013 | Sports

JOHANNESBURG -- Oscar Pistorius reported to South African authorities on Monday under bail terms in the murder case against him, said a spokeswoman fo...