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      <news:title>Ron Rivera signs three-year Cal GM contract, starting March 2025</news:title>
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      <image:caption>Ron Rivera, new Cal Bears General Manager, in a suit on a football field with the Campanile in the background, symbolizing his new contract.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Why FIFA Kit Regulations Changed Haiti&apos;s 2026 World Cup Look</news:title>
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