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Steelers break out of slump to clinch AFC North

Pittsburgh locked up the AFC North title on Sunday, righting a three-game losing skid and anemic offense that ultimately sunk the Steelers’ hopes for the conference’s top playoff seed. After struggling again in the first half, the Steelers came back for a 28-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts at Heinz Field. A loss and a Cleveland Browns victory would have set up a winner-take-all showdown for the North in Week 17. The Steelers trailed 21-7, and the only score came off a defensive fumble… Source link

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North Carolina ruins Miami’s NY6 hopes

Miami might have played its final game of the season at Hard Rock Stadium. Entering Saturday, the No. 10 Hurricanes were in line for a New Year’s Six bowl berth and a potential spot in the Orange Bowl in their home stadium. Instead, North Carolina could be the school playing in Miami on Jan. 2 after the No. 17 Tar Heels obliterated the Hurricanes’ defense in a 62-26 win. North Carolina totaled 778 yards, the most yards Miami has ever given up in a single game. UNC rushed for 554 yards and… Source link

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Google ad costs irk businesses – The North State Journal

FILE – In this file photo dated Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, a man using a mobile phone walks past Google offices in New York. Monopoly or not, small business owners’ biggest complaint about Google is that its advertising policies favor companies with big marketing budgets. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) NEW YORK — When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners. “You keep getting squeezed further and further down the search results page,”… Source link

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