Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Wednesday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT:- MOSCOW -- Russias top Olympic official expects a final decision by Sunday on whether the entire Russian team will be banned from next months games in Rio de Janeiro over allegations of state-sponsored doping.- LONDON -- The investigation report exposing the Russian states complicity in doping cover-ups raises fresh questions about the countrys suitability to host the 2018 World Cup.- One of the last things an NFL team needs when it enters training camp is uncertainty at quarterback. They all want an Aaron Rodgers, Eli Manning or Cam Newton behind center. Yet six clubs have major questions about their QB situation.- The Big 12 presidents have told Commissioner Bob Bowlsby to start evaluating candidates, and the good news for him is the league office should already have a stack of files on schools clamoring for a spot in the Power Five.- DALLAS -- The Big 12 is loaded again with good quarterbacks, including Baker Mayfield back with Oklahoma as the overwhelming favorite to win another league title.- DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk has already come back from one ruptured Achilles tendon. Now hes doing it again -- and faster than before.- Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss two more races as he recovers from concussion-like symptoms and retired NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will replace him at Indianapolis and Pocono.- At the Rio Olympics, the best of the best will get silver medals. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- In another Chinese duel, Ding Ning ended up with Olympic gold.Ding beat teammate Li Xiaoxia in the womens table tennis final Wednesday, reversing the result from four years ago.When the 26-year-old Ding lost to Li in the final at the 2012 London Games, she broke down in tears. In Rio de Janeiro, there were tears again as she dropped to her knees in celebration.The tense match, which came down to a deciding seventh game, was filled with long rallies, lightning quick smashes, looping topspin forehands and stretching defensive saves -- all signs that these two players have spent many hours playing together over the years.After almost every point, the winner raised her fist, let out a sharp yell and stalked away from the table. Ding, a left-hander, relied on a crouching, tomahawk-style serve. Li often fanned herself with her bat while awaiting serve.The rivals went back and forth over the first three games, the medal podium standing in shadows next to their spotlighted table.Ding, the reigning world champion, took the first game. Li bounced back in the second, and Ding won the third. Li then pulled away, winning the next two games to put herself on the brink of another Olympic win. But Ding played herself back into the match by winning the sixth game.In the decider, Ding made fewer errors than Li, who several times missed the table with her forehand at crucial points..ddddddddddddhinese women have won every gold singles medal since table tennis became an Olympic sport in 1988.Before the Rio de Janeiro Games, China had won all but four of the table tennis gold medals at the Olympics. The country took all the golds at the past two games, and it has made a good start to doing it again in Rio. Each nation is allowed two players in singles.Earlier Wednesday, Kim Song I of North Korea won a bronze medal by beating veteran Ai Fukuhara of Japan.Kims victory capped a surprising run through the tournament. The chopper, or defensive specialist, repeatedly took down higher-ranked opponents.Kim lost to Ding on Wednesday morning before a small but loud North Korean cheering section, which included Choe Ryong Hae, a top lieutenant of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.The mens side will also feature an all-China final, as world?No. 1 Ma Long will face London champion Zhang Jike on Thursday.Ma beat Japans Jun Mizutani four games to two in the first best-of-seven semifinal match. In the other semifinal, Zhang, whose first name was inspired by Brazilian soccer star Zico, beat Vladimir Samsonov, a 40-year-old from Belarus and former world No. 1, 4-1.Rio will be the third straight Olympics where Chinese men will take both gold and silver. ' ' '