EAGLE - In a dramatic last-minute default, prosecutors dropped rape charges against Kobe Bryant Wednesday, saying the young woman who accused the basketball star of assault doesn't want to go forward with the case. Bryant went from alleged assailant to apologist after a stunning one-day turn of events, capping a case that seemed doomed from the start. "I want to apologize directly to the young woman involved in this incident," Bryant said in a statement. "I want to apologize to her for my behavior that night and for the consequences she has suffered in the past year. "Although this year...