DENVER -- Rejecting a prosecution appeal, the Colorado Supreme Court has cleared the way for Kobe Bryant's attorneys to ask the 19-year-old woman accusing him of rape detailed questions about her sexual past. The court denied the appeal without comment Thursday. That means the woman will testify behind closed doors during a two-day hearing that begins March 24. District Attorney Mark Hurlbert acknowledges the Supreme Court rarely gets involved in such appeals. The defense is expected to ask the woman about previous sexual partners in hopes of backing up their claim that she had a "scheme" to sleep with the...