David Griffin said. Hes a special part of this family

Alan Pardew paid tribute to Yannick Bolasie but admitted the Crystal Palace winger was nearly substituted before his equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday. Bolasie scored his first Palace goal since November to earn his side a 1-1 draw at the Emirates.Alexis Sanchez had given the Gunners a first-half lead, and Pardew revealed he almost took his goalscorer off before his 81st-minute leveller. Should Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech have kept out Yannick Bolasies long-range shot? The goal earned Crystal Palace a 1-1 draw at The Emirates It was a big goal, Pardew told Sky Sports. He looked affected a little bit and I was thinking about taking him off, if Im being honest, because we have a lot of offensive players.But hes so important to us and I thought one moment could lift him, and I think that moment will lift him because it was a great goal. Yannick Bolasie scored his fifth league goal of the season You could argue that Petr [Cech] should save it, but its a great hit and Im so pleased for him. That will definitely give him a major boost.There was not much between the sides when Sanchez edged Arsenal ahead in first-half stoppage time. Alexis Sanchez had put the Gunners in front against Palace A subdued Emirates atmosphere turned on the home side after Bolasies equaliser and Palace had the chance to steal a winner on the break with Wilfried Zaha.Pardew hailed the efforts of his players after the game, and said his strategy went to plan.They [the players] deserve tremendous credit because its tough to play here, Pardew continued. We had a game-plan that was to start slow and not let them have a fast start, and then build as the game went, and we did. Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann praises his sides defensive display after earning a 1-1 draw against Arsenal In the end, Wilf went on an amazing run and we almost had the chance to win it. We didnt deserve that, but we had a good strategy to us and the guys were terrific.I was a bit disappointed to concede the goal just before half-time, but we had not retained the ball well enough. Having said that, we made sure they didnt get into fourth or fifth gear.Sometimes when you come to places like this, that is what you have to do. We kept them in third gear, and they came out in the same gear in the second half, and we knew we could get better. Arsenal dropped points again against Crystal Palace after their draw against West Ham The draw moves Palace eight points clear of 17th-place Norwich, and Pardew said he wants a strong finish to the season after flirting with relegation.With our goal difference it means two of those clubs have to get 40 points, and I think they would snap our hands off for 40 points because thats a difficult total with the games they have remaining, he added.There is still a long way to go, and we have ourselves in touching distance of mid-table, which is where I think we belong, but we have to prove that. Also See: Arsenal 1-1 C Palace recap Arsenal held by Bolasie strike WATCH: Seven games, six days Get a ￡10 free bet! Nick Young Warriors Jersey . Argentina winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and France midfielder Blaise Matuidi scored, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic setting up both despite having a poor game by his high standards. 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"Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. CLEVELAND -- J.R. Smith can being launching away for the Cavaliers.After sitting out most of training camp, the free agent shooting guard re-signed Saturday with the defending NBA champions, who now have all their starting pieces in place to begin defending their title.Smith made a franchise record 204 3-pointers last season and was a major contributor during the Cavs run to the first championship by a Cleveland team since 1964. His agents were in a stalemate with the Cavs for weeks, unable to come to terms on a deal to keep him in Cleveland.But the sides were able to come to terms Friday on a four-year, $57 million contract, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press on Friday night. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams policy is not to divulge contract terms.Smiths deal guarantees him more than $45 million in the first three years of the deal, the $15 million per season he was looking for when negotiations opened this summer. If he stays four seasons, he will get $57 million.Bringing J.R. back as part of our core group was a priority for us, Cavs general manager David Griffin said. Hes a special part of this family and we are very pleased to have reached an agreement that we all can feel good about.dddddddddddd We know he cant wait to get back on the court with his brothers and we are certain that everyone in this organization and city feels the same way.Smith is expected to practice Sunday and he could play in the preseason finale Tuesday night in Columbus against Washington. The Cavs open the regular season on Oct. 25 against New York.The 31-year-old Smith has become not only a valuable player, but one of the most popular among Clevelands fan base. The tattooed-adorned Smith, nicknamed Swish by his teammates and fans, was a huge hit when he rode shirtless in the teams championship parade last June. Smith has also been a regular at Indians games in the past month.He averaged 12.4 points and shot 40 percent on 3-pointers in 77 games regular-season games. At 6-foot-6, he was also one of the teams best defenders, able to handle smaller guards on the perimeter.When the Cavs came back to beat Golden State 3-1 in the NBA Finals, Smith made two critical 3-pointers in the opening minutes of the second half in Game 7 to spark Clevelands rally. ' ' '