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CINCINNATI -- For most of the game, A.J. Green piled up more yards than the entire Miami Dolphins offense in a virtuoso performance. As an encore, he thrilled the crowd by juggling some Florida citrus.The Bengals receiver followed his disappointing game with a dominating one -- 173 yards and a touchdown -- and a Cincinnati defense that was inspired by Vontaze Burficts return clamped down on the Dolphins for a 22-7 victory Thursday night.The Bengals (2-2) rebounded from a 29-17 home loss to Denver on Sunday with a solid all-around game against a depleted team.Green led the way, beating the Dolphins (1-3) on every type of route . He was upset with himself after he dropped a pivotal third-down pass and failed to make an impact against the Broncos.I hold myself to a very high standard, said Green, who had 10 catches. I know what Im capable of. Last week I didnt perform to that level. I had to refocus on a short week.During the first three quarters, Green had 166 yards on catches while Miami had 152 total yards. The Bengals season-long problem of stalling out near the goal line forced them to settle for Mike Nugents season-high five field goals.Afterward, Green and Andy Dalton appeared on the postgame show, and the receiver entertained the dozens of Bengals fans who stayed around by smoothly juggling three oranges at the interview desk.Any time he was one-on-one, he was able to make the play, Dalton said.The Dolphins were missing four starting offensive linemen, two linebackers, running back Arian Foster and tight end Jordan Cameron. They had one big play -- Ryan Tannehill threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Stills -- but couldnt do anything else on offense.Weve got to get it fixed and quick, and by that I mean Monday, Tannehill said. Were kind of in a dark spot right now. Its squarely on our shoulders.The Bengals defense expected to get a lift from Burficts return. The volatile linebacker was suspended by the NFL for the first three games because of his illegal hits. He got a loud ovation when he ran onto the field during introductions wearing a baseball cap. Burfict knocked down a pass and had three tackles.Hes amazing, end Carlos Dunlap said. Did you see the plays he made? Those arent plays you can coach. He came off his couch and played great. Its good to have him back.Mostly, it was Greens show. He caught a 51-yard pass off Daltons scramble in the first half, and had a 43-yard catch that set up another field goal in the third quarter for a 19-7 lead.REMEMBERING FERNANDEZA large fan banner in the upper deck at Paul Brown Stadium honored Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, who died with two friends in a boat crash early Sunday near Miami Beach. The banner read: Jose 16 Heavens Bright.STILL CANT RUNThe Bengals rushed for 77 yards and only a 2.1-yard average against the second-worst run defense in the league, one missing two starting linebackers.SLOPPY DOLPHINSMiami had seven penalties for 68 yards. The most egregious was by Terrence Fede, who pushed Kevin Huber to the ground after he punted in the third quarter. The penalty gave Cincinnati the ball, and the Bengals got a field goal out of it.INJURIESDolphins: LT Branden Albert and C Anthony Steen were inactive with sprained ankles. Also missing were LBs Koa Misi (neck) and Jelani Jenkins (groin). C Mike Pouncey has missed all four games with a hip injury.Bengals: TE Tyler Eifert was inactive again, contributing to the Bengals trouble close to the goal line. Hes recovering from offseason ankle surgery and returned to practice on a limited basis last week. CB Dre Kirkpatrick was inactive with a hamstring injury suffered Sunday. 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Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. RIO DE JANEIRO -- Theres a contradictory mission for rowers competing in this years Summer Olympics. Get into your boat, work your hardest -- but try to avoid the water.And definitely dont swallow it.On Saturday at the polluted Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon -- the venue for Olympic rowing -- rowers bleached the handles of oars. They swished with anti-bacterial mouthwash, kept water bottles in plastic bags, and took precautions to avoid coming down with diarrhea or other gastrointestinal symptoms that could compromise years of training and a chance at gold.To the naked eye, the lagoons polluted water seemed clearer than usual on Saturday, likely the result of bioremediation to clean up the sewage-filled area.Despite the immaculate appearance, a 16-month long independent analysis by The Associated Press has shown the rowing venue -- and other water venues used by 1,400 athletes in the Olympics -- is teeming with dangerous viruses from human sewage that could cause athletes to become ill.Rio treats only about half of its sewage, dumping the rest into the waters surrounding the metropolitan area of 12 million. Despite promises the water would be clean by the opening of the games, the APs tests confirmed widespread contamination.The pollution has set up a quandary for the athletes. Competitors in a water sport must essentially avoid the water.Some have been training off and on for months in Rio, hoping to build up immunity. Others decided to come in quickly and take their chances.Canadian rower Carling Zeeman rushed to the dock to prepare for her heat, and instead of racing strategy from her coach, she got something else.I was greeted by a bottle of hand sanitizer, she said.Officials did their best to put a positive front on the problem. The water, while polluted, does often look clean. Drier winter weather in Rio recently has also helped because there has been no torrential rain to flush human waste from the hillside slums that surround the city into the lagoon.The water looked so pristine that Matt Smith, the executive director of World Rowing -- the world governing body other the sport -- made a bold claim.Its nearly drinking water, Smith told reporters. Its swimming quality. Its really good.Smith, who heads the Switzerland-based body, said the lagoon provided excellent water quality, which would shock Rio natives who live around the lagoon situated under the soaring Christ the Redeemer statue.ddddddddddddhey are accustomed to smelling the stench, seeing fish die off, and few swim in a body of water that looks postcard-perfect from a distance but not so good up close.Smith is relying on water-quality studies done by the state of Rio de Janeiro, which measure only bacteria levels. The studies have shown bacterial pollution levels regarded as safe by the World Health Organization and the International Olympic Committee.The WHO and the state do not test for viruses, a more expensive and advanced test.Many athletes complained more on Saturday about conditions they could see -- in this case high winds and choppy water -- and less about viruses and bacteria they couldnt.Still, avoiding the water is an impossible task.We try to avoid contact with the water as much as possible, Australian rower Kim Brennan said, also detailing a day of white caps and spray on the wide, exposed lagoon. Obviously, we were pretty much swimming in it today, so well find out soon enough whats in there.Brennan, an Olympic bronze and silver medalist in London, said her team was taking extra precautions and trying to prioritize our hygiene.We try to avoid any hand-to-mouth contact and try to avoid getting any of the water in our mouths, Brennan said.Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand was optimistic and said it was a lot better than anyone expected it to be. But he said he wasnt a scientist -- and still had a plan to combat the water.Were just making sure we dont put our hands in our mouth after touching the water, he said. And we make sure that anything we eat and drink has been protected from the water.But even on calm days, rowers get wet from spray and splash. And there are risks when the water gets rough.A Serbian pair in sculls learned that the hard way when they tipped over, breaking the cardinal rule of avoiding contact. They tumbled straight in.---Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wade ' ' '