Shammgod Signs

The Washington Wizards signed former Providence College point guard God Shammgod, the team’s second-round pick in the 1997 draft.

The Miami Heat signed veteran guard Eric Murdock. The team did not release terms of the contract. The six-year NBA veteran played 12 games last season for Denver.

The lawyer accused of trying to blackmail former UMass All-America Marcus Camby into making him his agent has reached an agreement in Hartford, Conn., that will spare the attorney a trial.

Neither side would comment on the deal struck in the extortion case against Wesley Spears.

Provided he stays out of trouble for a year, New York Knicks forward John Wallace won’t be prosecuted for allegedly punching and choking the mother of his two sons, a judge ruled in Greece, N.Y.