Athletes enter our lives as mythical heroes, and those formative connections endure. Many New Englanders under 30, for instance, still feel like awestruck children at the sight of Tom Brady's No. 12.

Questions about Adam Vinatieri's future grew from rumblings to a full-fledged earthquake Sunday after the oldest player in the NFL turned in a second problematic game in a row. Vinatieri missed two ...

After two more misses and amid rampant speculation that the 46-year-old was heading toward retirement, Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich announced Monday that Vinatieri will serve as the team's ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – If Sunday night was vindication for Adam Vinatieri, if it was one last step on his way back from the slump that seemed to get its start on the Arrowhead Stadium field last January, ...

Adam Vinatieri has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, becoming only the third pure kicker to be enshrined. He retired as the NFL's all-time leading scorer with 2,673 points and the ...

The greatest kicker of all time has been voted into his rightful place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only the greatest specialists in the game's history earn enshrinement in Canton. Jan Stenerud ...