German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections.

Deion downplays transfer exodus from Colorado Colorado coach Deion Sanders is downplaying the departure of 14 players from the football team.

Miami downplays reported Messi-Monterrey drama Inter Miami CF assistant coach Javi Morales downplayed reports of an incident with Lionel Messi in the Monterrey locker room after Wednesday’s Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal clash against Monterrey.

Pats’ O’Brien downplays Mac’s struggles in Dallas Patriots offensive coordinator downplayed Mac Jones’ rough performance against the Cowboys as an outlier.

Ukraine’s Government Downplays Uncertainty Over Support From Washington Kyiv expressed confidence in continued U.S. support for its war against Russia after Congress passed a stopgap funding bill that did not include money for Ukraine.

‘No big deal:’ Hermoso downplays kiss from prez Spain’s Jenni Hermoso has dismissed Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales’ kiss during the post-World Cup final medal presentation as a “spontaneous gesture.

Fed Dramatically Speeds Up U.S. Payments With ‘FedNow’ Service, but Downplays Any Tie to CBDCs Some argue it would weaken crypto’s payments use case or form a bridge to a digital dollar.