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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Lance Berkman expects to know soon whether he will play again this season for the Texas Rangers, or retire. The 37-year-old designated hitter with surgically repaired knees has been on the disabled list since July 7 with left hip inflammation. He played in 32 games last season for St. Louis because of a left calf strain and two operations on his right knee, and that knee is affecting his mechanics and limiting his power. Running is also problematic. "I dont have any concerns that I wouldnt be able to get back out on the field. In terms of how effective Ill be once I get out there, I mean, I do have some concern about that," Berkman said Tuesday. "My swing is not at a good place because of my knee. Not because of the pain, but because of the inability to put it in the position that it needs it to be to hit with any kind of authority. ... I can go up there and slap the ball around, but thats really not what we need." After a strong start to the season, the switch-hitting Berkman was hitting .254 with six home runs and 34 RBIs in 68 games when he went on the DL. Berkman said before Tuesday nights game against the Los Angeles Angels that he planned to take batting practice for a couple of days to see how he felt. While Berkman didnt take BP on the field, hitting coach Dave Magadan said there was no setback and that Berkman was instead hitting in the indoor cage. "Its getting down to I need to either be headed out on a rehab assignment, or be headed strongly back toward the field, or headed back to Houston," he said. "Youve got to fish or cut bait, and I think were getting down to that point here rather quickly," Berkman said, without giving a specific date. "I dont want to let this thing linger and linger and linger because Im not doing anybody, myself or the team, any good by doing that. ... There does come a point in time where you have to make a decision and then its either yeah or nay, and then you just live with it." Rangers manager Ron Washington said Berkman was productive when healthy, and the manager was hopeful that the DH "progresses to the point where he can get back and help us." Sitting at his locker in the clubhouse, Berkman apologized for not getting up while talking to reporters. He said the bulky heat pad wrapped around his midsection wouldnt stay in place while standing. The Texas native is a .294 career hitter in his 15th major league season. He played for the Houston Astros from 1999-2010, part of their only World Series team in 2005. He spent the last part of 2010 with the New York Yankees before going to the Cardinals for two seasons, including their 2011 World Series title over the Rangers. Berkman thought about retiring last off-season before accepting a deal from Texas worth $10 million. It includes a $12 million club option for 2014 with a $1 million buyout. ""I feel like these guys invested in me and Id like to give them some type of return on their investment if I can," Berkman said. "I want to do right by the Rangers." While the Rangers were in Cleveland over the weekend, Berkman remained in Texas and did rehab exercises without running or swinging a bat. He said he has been completely open with general manager Jon Daniels about how he feels and if he thinks he will be able to contribute. All while facing the real possibility that he might not play again. "Its real tough. Is a balancing act between, and I think every player comes to this point at some point in their career, to where youre just mentally, like you still feel like you did when you were 25, but its hard to believe that physically youre not that same person," he said. 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Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. With promoters Don King and Andrey Ryabinsky of World of Boxing unable to make a deal for the WBC-mandated interim heavyweight title bout between former titleholders Alexander Povetkin and Bermane Stiverne, a purse bid is scheduled for Friday in New York.The fight will be put up for auction, and the promoter who offers the most money will gain promotional control of the bout. The boxers will split the winning bid 50-50.WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN that three promoters have registered to bid: King, World of Boxing and Titov Boxing Promotions. Others can register up to 4 p.m. ET on Friday, which is when the auction is scheduled to take place at a Manhattan Hotel.Povetkin (30-1, 22 KOs), 37, and Stiverne (25-2-1, 21 KOs), 37, were ordered to meet because world titleholder Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) suffered right hand and biceps injuries in his eighth-round knockout of Chris Arreola on July 16 and required surgery that will keep him out of the ring until at least early next year.When Wilder is healthy enough to return, he is obligated to face the Povetkin-Stiverne winner. He was supposed to make a mandatory defense against Povetkin, of Russia, on May 21 in Moscow, but Povetkin tested positive for trace amounts of the banned substance meldonium less than two weeks before the fight, and it was canceled. That allowed Wilders handlers to set up the fight with Arreola on somewhat short notice.The WBC, whose title Wilder holds, investigated Povetkins failed drug test and also met with the Wilder and Povetkin camps, eventually electing not to punish Povetkin for the failed test because the amount of the substance in his system was far below the threshold accepted by the World Anti-Doping Agency in an updated notice on the drug in June. The ban on the drug went into effect on Jan. 1. Povetkin has admitted to using it but said he diid not use it after the ban began.ddddddddddddHowever, in its ruling, the WBC failed to address how Povetkins random Voluntary Anti-Doping Association doping tests conducted on April 7, 8 and 11 could have been negative, but his A and B samples from his April 27 test were positive. As part of its ruling, the WBC said Povetkin and Stiverne must participate in the WBCs new Clean Boxing Program, which means they will be randomly tested (blood and urine) by VADA.Stiverne, a Haiti native living in Las Vegas, was outclassed by Wilder in a lopsided decision loss that cost him the belt in January 2015. Stiverne has fought just once since, a 10-round decision win against journeyman Derric Rossy 11 months ago in a fight in which Stiverne got knocked down in the first round.I would like to thank Don King and the honorable Mauricio Sulaiman of the WBC for giving me this opportunity to fight for the heavyweight title once again, Stiverne said. For the betterment of boxing in general, and the heavyweight division in particular, I plan to knock Povetkin out and bring this title to America. Then I will get my revenge against Wilder, when he is ready.Povetkin has won four fights in a row, all by knockout, since his lone defeat, a one-sided decision challenging then-world champion Wladimir Klitschko in October 2013.King said he has received calls from those interested in hosting the fight, including in the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire) and the Philippines, both places where King was involved in promoting famous Muhammad Ali fights.I have been taking calls, for weeks, from interested parties, and we will consider all options, said King, who will control where the fight will take place if he wins the purse bid. ' ' '