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USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Minnesota Vikings training camp Day 7 medical updates: Veterans take time off
The Vikings roster has reported to Eden Prairie, and as a result, they have started their journey into the 2025 season. It starts at home in Minnesota, but they hope it ends on the road in Santa Clara, where they have a chance to raise the Lombardi Trophy for the first time. The worst part of football, especially during training camp, is waiting for injury updates as they occur or as players attempt to return from injuries sustained the previous season. In the case of the Vikings, they had to battle the injury bug more than they did any divisional opponent. It will make monitoring injuries throughout camp a big part of our coverage here on Vikings Wire over the next couple of weeks. After day three, it proved to be a day of rest for many veterans while others worked theirway back from injury.
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Vikings training camp notebook, day 7: Depth players emerge to make plays
The Vikings roster has reported to Eden Prairie, and as a result, they have started their journey into the 2025 season. It starts at home in Minnesota, but they hope it ends on the road in Santa Clara, where they have a chance to raise the Lombardi Trophy for the first time. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell have new extensions, as do their assistants and coordinators. J.J. McCarthy is finally healthy and ready to take over the controls of a franchise that trusted him enough to stick with him when so many other options presented themselves. All in all, the coaching staff remains essentially unchanged, while the roster sees some position groups infused with youth and talent to solidify them. The sixth day of training camp has wrapped up, with veterans sitting out and allowing depth players on both sides of the ball to showcase their versatility and talents. 2024 UDFA CB making plays For the Vikings' secondary, Byron Murohy Jr. was the consistent playmaker of the group. They needed more from the group in 2024, but they couldn't find it. Perhaps they had the talent, but it wasn't ready. Brian Flores showed he was hesitant to give much responsibility to first-round pick Dallas Turner, and the same was done to UDFA Dwight McGlothern. Much like Turner in 2025, McGlothern is forcing the hand of Flores and is taking matters into his own hands and putting good days together at camp. On Monday and Tuesday, the former Razorback was able to pick off a pass from Sam Howell and tip another that led to it being intercepted. He is constantly finding the ball, and he is proving to be one of the players that Flores can rely on in the new year. Blake Brandel continues to be versatile Whenever a team brings in a plethora of new faces at a position, it is almost expected for the old ones to be replaced. In the case of Blake Brandel, he underperformed in 2024, but his versatility may be what keeps him around. In 2024, Brandel played left guard primarily for the Vikings. So far in camp, he has played right guard and now right tackle after Tuesday's practice. Not many offensive linemen offer that, and while the team added swing tackle Justin Skule in free agency, having someone on the interior who can do that would not be a bad thing to have. Is Will Reichard going to be an issue? Last season, Will Reichard became a fan favorite quickly when he was able to become a consistent kicking presence for a team that has always struggled to find one. However, after a quad injury sidelined him for a time during the season, he was never as consistent, and the thought was that he would come back in 2025 and be his old self. On Tuesday, Reichard went 5 for 7 in the team's practice, with both misses coming in situational drills. One was reportedly off the uprights from beyond 50 yards, and the other, under 50 yards, was missed as well. It is just training camp, but it is not an encouraging sign to see these things in a non-game setting.
The Independent
2 days ago
- Business
- The Independent
UnitedHealth falls short of second quarter expectations and offers weak outlook for 2025
UnitedHealth missed Wall Street's second-quarter earnings expectations and offered a new and conservative take on the rest of 2025. The health care giant said Tuesday that it expects rising medical costs, which have hurt the company and several rivals this year, to continue to pressure its performance. The insurer says it now expects adjusted earnings of at least $16 per share in2025 after withdrawing its previous forecast for the year in May. For the full year, analysts forecast earnings of $20.64 per share, according to the data firm FactSet. UnitedHealth Group Inc. runs one of the nation's largest health insurance and pharmacy benefits management businesses. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota, company also operates a growing Optum business that provides care and technology support. In May, the company withdrew its 2025 forecast due to higher-than-expected medical costs and CEO Andrew Witty departed the company abruptly. He was replaced by Chairman Stephen Hemsley, who was the UnitedHealth CEO for more than a decade until 2017. Hemsley promised had said in June that UnitedHealth would establish a 'prudent' 2025 earnings outlook when it detailed second-quarter results. Hemsley also said then that the company had underestimated care activity and cost trends, but improvements were being made. In the second quarter, UnitedHealth reported adjusted earnings of $4.08 per share on $111.6 billion in revenue. Analysts expected earnings of$4.48 per share on $111.5 billion in revenue, according to FactSet. UnitedHealth is normally the first health insurer to report earnings every quarter. But this summer, it followed competitors like Elevance Health Inc. and Centene Corp. that have lowered their annual forecasts and delivered disappointing results. Several insurers say they have been hit by medical costs that are rising faster than expected. Companies have seen a rise in expensive emergency rooms visits and growing prescription drug costs, especially from expensive cancer treatments and gene therapy. They've also seen a rise in behavioral health care, which includes the treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Shares slid about 4% before the opening bell Tuesday.
Washington Post
2 days ago
- Business
- Washington Post
UnitedHealth falls short of second quarter expectations and offers weak outlook for 2025
UnitedHealth missed Wall Street's second-quarter earnings expectations and offered an updated, and conservative take on the rest of 2025. The health care giant said Tuesday that it expects rising medical costs, which have hurt the company and several rivals this year, to continue to pressure its performance. The insurer says it now expects adjusted earnings of at least $16 per share in2025 after withdrawing its previous forecast for the year in May. The company had started 2025 with an initial forecast for adjusted earnings of up to $30 per share. For the full year, analysts forecast earnings of $20.64 per share, according to the data firm FactSet. UnitedHealth Group Inc. runs one of the nation's largest health insurance and pharmacy benefits management businesses. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota, company also operates a growing Optum business that provides care and technology support. In May, the company withdrew its 2025 forecast due to higher-than-expected medical costs and CEO Andrew Witty departed the company abruptly. He was replaced by Chairman Stephen Hemsley, who was the UnitedHealth CEO for more than a decade until 2017. Hemsley promised had said in June that UnitedHealth would establish a 'prudent' 2025 earnings outlook when it detailed second-quarter results. Hemsley also said then that the company had underestimated care activity and cost trends, but improvements were being made. In the second quarter, UnitedHealth reported adjusted earnings of $4.08 per share on $111.6 billion in revenue. Analysts expected earnings of $4.48 per share on $111.5 billion in revenue, according to FactSet. Medical costs, by far the company's biggest operating expense, jumped 20% to $78.6 billion in the quarter. UnitedHealth is normally the first health insurer to report earnings every quarter. But this summer, it followed competitors like Elevance Health Inc. and Centene Corp. that have lowered their annual forecasts and delivered disappointing results. Several insurers say they have been hit by medical costs that are rising faster than expected. Companies have seen a rise in expensive emergency rooms visits and growing prescription drug costs, especially from expensive cancer treatments and gene therapy. They've also seen a rise in behavioral health care, which includes the treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Shares slid more than 3% to $272.51 before the opening bell Tuesday. That price topped $630 last November to reach a new all-time high. But the stock has mostly shed value since December, when UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in midtown Manhattan on his way to the company's annual investor meeting. Shares are down 44% so far this year.
Al Arabiya
2 days ago
- Business
- Al Arabiya
UnitedHealth falls short of second quarter expectations and offers weak outlook for 2025
UnitedHealth missed Wall Street's second-quarter earnings expectations and offered a new and conservative take on the rest of 2025. The health care giant said Tuesday that it expects rising medical costs—which have hurt the company and several rivals this year—to continue to pressure its performance. The insurer says it now expects adjusted earnings of at least $16 per share in 2025 after withdrawing its previous forecast for the year in May. For the full year, analysts forecast earnings of $20.64 per share according to the data firm FactSet. UnitedHealth Group Inc. runs one of the nation's largest health insurance and pharmacy benefits management businesses. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota company also operates a growing Optum business that provides care and technology support. In May, the company withdrew its 2025 forecast due to higher-than-expected medical costs and CEO Andrew Witty departed the company abruptly. He was replaced by Chairman Stephen Hemsley, who was the UnitedHealth CEO for more than a decade until 2017. Hemsley promised had said in June that UnitedHealth would establish a prudent 2025 earnings outlook when it detailed second-quarter results. Hemsley also said then that the company had underestimated care activity and cost trends but improvements were being made. In the second quarter, UnitedHealth reported adjusted earnings of $4.08 per share on $111.6 billion in revenue. Analysts expected earnings of $4.48 per share on $111.5 billion in revenue according to FactSet. UnitedHealth is normally the first health insurer to report earnings every quarter, but this summer it followed competitors like Elevance Health Inc. and Centene Corp. that have lowered their annual forecasts and delivered disappointing results. Several insurers say they have been hit by medical costs that are rising faster than expected. Companies have seen a rise in expensive emergency rooms visits and growing prescription drug costs, especially from expensive cancer treatments and gene therapy. They've also seen a rise in behavioral health care, which includes the treatment of mental health conditions and substance use disorders. Shares slid about 4 percent before the opening bell Tuesday.
