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North Carolina guard Leslie McDonald has been cleared by the NCAA to resume playing for the Tar Heels. The NCAA made the announcement Wednesday, about 4 hours before the 14th-ranked Tar Heels (7-2) were to play Texas, and team spokesman Steve Kirschner said in a statement that McDonald would return against the Longhorns. In the statement, coach Roy Williams said this ''has been a terrible time for Leslie and his family and our basketball team. ''He has suffered the consequences of his actions and I hope he has learned a lesson that I also hope his teammates recognize.'' The NCAA says the impermissible benefits received by McDonald from ''numerous individuals'' during this spring and summer include the use of luxury cars, payment of parking tickets, a cellphone and lodging.
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