<p><a href="http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-on-verge-of-acquiring-berkman-1.2157101">Here is Ken Davidoff's story</a> on the Yankees close to acquiring veteran Houston Astros slugger Lance Berkman.</p>

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