Perfect summer weather set the stage Friday for a host of Fourth of July events, from a patriotic neighborhood parade in Oak Park to picnics and badminton on Belle Isle in Detroit to the inaugural Rothbury Music Festival -- which attracted tens of thousands to tiny Rothbury in western Michigan to see acts such as Snoop Dogg and Bettye LaVette. Sunny skies and highs in the 70s kicked off a holiday weekend that promises to stay pleasant. Today, highs are expected in the 80s with mostly sunny skies.

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• Johnson makes a few plays in defeat
• Bodden's breakout game leads Lions defense
• Bad back forces Kitna to miss Sunday's start
• Bears Quarter-By-Quarter Report
• Lions get back to practice; Millen spotted in Allen Park
• Allendale's Burk honored for team's 4-0 start
• Lions' Marinelli can buy time by emulating Fontes
• Detroit Lions Will Make the 2008 NFL Playoffs; 10 Reasons
• Lions Sign Middleton, Put Campbell on Injured Reserve
• Lions ink former Bengals RB Johnson, release Bell
• Calvin Johnson expects to thrive in new system
• Lions got better today by adding RB Johnson
• Week of August 18- August 24, 2008
• Bengals WR Chad Johnson hurts shoulder, Lions' starting offense rolls in 27-10 victory
• Bullocks, Campbell, McDonald come off PUP list for Lions
• Charges dropped against Lions safety Pearson
• Lions' Cody out to prove something this season ball
• Kowalski on WGHN: Lions won't forget about passing ball
• Lions sign Purdue's Avril
• Fun on the Fourth, in many ways
• Scouting Report: Ernie Sims
• I had no problem with Barry's quiet leadership
• TSN: Lions' secondary improved
• Lions' RB Smith puts on the armor in the offseason
• Lions' RB Smith puts on the armor in the offseason
• Calvin Johnson finds way to give back
• Way to save Rod Marinelli's job? Lions can start Drew Stanton
• New Lion Cliff Avril goes one-on-one with Rod Marinelli
• Millen: No serious offers for Roy Williams; Marinelli has 'really good plan for him'
• Lions' exhibition games move to Channel 62
• Lions sign LB Alfred Fincher
• Rod Marinelli: Lions must focus on scoring in draft's later rounds
• Colletto hopes Lions draft running back
• Marinelli rebuilding for the long-term
• Lions sticking to guns on Roy
• Detroit Lions sign free agent TE Michael Gaines
• Offensive lineman L.J. Shelton scheduled to visit this week
• Detroit Lions Must Draft a Lineman
• With a talented tight end, Martz plans to use him
• Answering e-mail: Is trading Rogers just a ruse?
• Sanders believed he would get to Super Bowl with Lions
• Lions hire Michigan's Scot Loeffler
• 2008 NFL Draft Preview: Detroit Lions' Wishlist
• Five memories from Lions' season
• Johnson knows he's got work to do
• MICHIGAN SPORTS IN REVIEW: The top moments of the year
• Monday QB: Lions vs. Chargers
• Taking It All In
• Williams could be lost for season
• Lions' Woody will start at tackle
• Kowalski on WDFN: Expect more Johnson this week
• Key play: Calvin Johnson touchdown
• DREW SHARP: Lions screwed up draft by taking Calvin Johnson instead of Adrian Peterson
• Martz says it's about the players, not the playcalling
• Marinelli and his staff get an 'A'; high marks go to Kitna, D-line
• Brown making up ground on Anderson
• Chicago vs. Detroit
• Calvin Johnson shows why Lions made him No. 2 pick in the draft
• NFL Insider: Vikes' Peterson draws comparisons to top backs
• Lions head into bye with glass half-full and half-empty viewpoints
• Jones says second half shows he can play; Calvin Johnson used sparingly
• NFL Preview - Detroit (3-1) at Washington (2-1)
• Redskins' CBs face tall order in stopping Lions' potent passing attack
• Marinelli hopes to have WR Johnson back for Redskins game
• Marinelli thinks Calvin Johnson will play vs. Bears, plus other injury updates
• Calvin Johnson declared day-to-day with a bad bruise on lower back
• Lions receiver Johnson beating rookie curve
• Calvin Johnson's goals: Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl; Viking: 'He’s like Randy Moss'
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• Johnson takes it all in stride in Lions debut
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• Lions-Colts recap: It's not all bad
• Martz: Calvin Johnson hits the wall, but he should progress quickly
• Calvin Johnson's Already Getting the Calls
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• Rookies best in small portions
• Lions' Johnson shines in NFL debut
• Rookie WR Johnson has grasp of new job
• Signs point to Johnson, Lions getting closer
• Johnson negotiations pick up a bit
• No deal, no Johnson
• Johnson, other draft picks remain unsigned
• Johnson may miss practice
• ESPN's Scouts, Inc ranks Lions WRs No. 5 in the NFL
• Draft Day Interview With Calvin Johnson
• Ex-Bulldog's star rising at Carolina
• Hawks should have taken Conley
• Team report: Detroit Lions
• Optimism
• Top 50 Countdown: No. 42 Georgia Tech
• Motown Lodown
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• Ex-Falcon Brezina gets the word out about faith
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• Johnson works out with first team, Stanton takes second team snaps.
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• These rookies will make an instant impact
• Gaddis would love to be like Dawkins
• Another opener with Notre Dame not fun for Gailey
• Lions QB Gets 1st Look at Calvin Johnson
• 2007 Buccaneers Re-Tool for the Future
• Should the Cowboys Have Traded Up for Calvin Johnson?
• Calvin Johnson, Lions wrap up 3-day minicamp
• Lions Draft: Millen's Madness Leads Calvin Johnson to Detroit
• NFL Draft 2007
• Lions choose Calvin Johnson
• Though highly-touted, wide receivers' impact usually minimal
• "Looking Back" On The 2007 NFL Draft: Calvin Johnson The Star
• Rank and file
• Calvin Johnson: Ready For NFL Reception
• Lions Could Draft Calvin Johnson Just to Trade Him
• Tech moves on without Johnson
• Angling for Johnson and the top quarterbacks
• Road to the Draft: Calvin Johnson
• Raiders need to take best player, and that's WR Johnson
• Calvin Johnson named ACC Offensive Back of the Week
• Impact Player: Calvin Johnson
• Miami aims to counter Calvin Johnson
• Containing Calvin Johnson not enough for Miami's cause
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