FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Alphonso “Al” Blades Jr., 11 years old at the time, had just scored his first career touchdown. But instead of lasting joy, that TD brought him overwhelming pain. Al Jr., who ...

Saturday, like every other day, Katisha Rose will tell her 22-year-old son Al Blades Jr., a Miami Hurricanes cornerback and son of late UM football star Al Sr., the love of her life, how proud she is ...

Al Blades Jr. has Miami in his family tree. He’ll continue his family’s legacy with the Canes’ football program, now that he’s signed with Miami on Wednesday. His father, Al, played safety at The U ...

Miami is close to getting all of its Class of 2018 commits signed Wednesday as part of the early signing period. After taking an official visit to Coral Gables, Fla., during the weekend, Al Blades Jr.

Blades Jr., one of four freshman cornerbacks on the roster, has been named the special teams captain for No. 21 Miami's game at Toledo on Saturday (12 p.m., ESPN2). "It means a lot," Blades Jr. said. ...

MIAMI — Tragedy has again struck one of South Florida’s most famous football families. Al Blades, a former standout safety for the Miami Hurricanes and the brother of Bennie and Brian Blades — two ...

CORAL GABLES — When your last name is Blades, football is more than a game. It's a passion that runs deep for a family that has celebrated the ultimate highs on the field and grieved a tragic loss off ...

Al Blades Jr., the No. 37-ranked prospect in the class of 2018, is taking the path expected all along. The defensive back, who played in the Under Armour All-America Game, committed to the Miami ...

Al Blades was many things in his life: a role model, a football player, and to those who knew him best, a prankster. Blades was ready to take on a new role, that of teacher and coach at his alma mater ...

Al Blades Jr. is back with the Hurricanes — for good. The son of beloved former Miami safety Al Blades committed to the program on Sunday, Father’s Day. He did it to honor his late father, who ...