Bryant told police he was innocent
DENVER -- In his interview with police the night after he was accused of rape, NBA star Kobe Bryant insisted the sex was consensual, that he stopped when she said "no" and wondered if she would accept money to recant a claim that could damage his reputation.\nA transcript of the interview was published Thursday by the Vail Daily, which said it obtained the printout and an audio recording from someone who mailed it anonymously from Denver. A source close to the prosecution told The Associated Press the transcript appeared accurate.\nCalls to John Clune, an attorney for the alleged victim, and Bryant's defense attorney Pamela Mackey were not returned. At Mackey's request, District Judge Richard Hart has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting public release of records or evidence from the case.\nThe interview was taped by Eagle County sheriff's investigator Dan Loya as he and fellow investigator Doug Winters talked to Bryant for about 75 minutes in the parking lot of the Lodge & Spa at Cordillera and in his room last summer.
Colts defense still searching for identity
INDIANAPOLIS -- Tony Dungy has an image of how defense ought to be played: fast, aggressive and with few mistakes.\nAfter preaching that theory for more than two seasons as head coach of the Colts, his players now believe they can put Dungy's philosophy to work. They just have to demonstrate they can make it work.\n"We don't necessarily have anything to prove," linebacker David Thornton said. "But we want to develop an identity as a defense."\nScoring points has usually not been the issue for the team since Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison and Edgerrin James emerged as the NFL's newest version of the triplets in 1999. The Colts (0-1) have consistently been among the league's highest-scoring and most productive teams and have had four playoff appearances in five years.\nWhat's prevented the Colts from making a Super Bowl run, critics contend, is a defense that has typically allowed too many yards, too many points and not created enough turnovers.\nIf Week 1 is any indication, not much has changed.
