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SEATTLE -- Lauren Jackson would have loved nothing more than a chance to don her Seattle Storm uniform and play one more time in front of the teams vocal fans.If I could, I would. But actually, I dont have a knee anymore, she said with a smile at the end of a media roundtable session with longtime teammate Sue Bird. Itd be almost impossible.Instead, the Australian superstar and four-time Olympian settled for being honored and cheered loudly by those fans in KeyArena on Friday night as the team formally retired her uniform after an 80-51 rout of the Washington Mystics.Jacksons No. 15 jersey, the first number retired in the teams 16-year history, was unveiled in the arenas rafters, next to the two banners signifying the WNBA championships she helped win in 2004 and 2010.It was then that the reality -- and finality -- of stepping away from the game hit home with the 35-year-old Jackson.I think the closure in itself is a sad thing. But at least I got to come back, said Jackson, who hadnt been in Seattle since playing her final game in the 2012 WNBA playoffs against Minnesota. It doesnt feel like it has been four years. I wasnt sure I was going to get to get back here. But having the opportunity to come back and retire here is probably the most important thing Ive ever done.Jackson was introduced as a ceremonial sixth starter before the game, and threw several of her basketball shoes into the stands at halftime.I didnt realize how much I missed (Seattle) until I got back in, Jackson said. I did grow up here. I was a little teenager when I got here.Although she didnt play in the WNBA after 2012, Jackson did continue playing overseas. 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Clarksons actions one night earlier, leaping off the bench in defence of Kessel during a pre-season game against the Buffalo Sabres, will cost him the first 10 games of the regular season.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After the instant classic 30-27 double overtime win by Ohio State Saturday, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh blasted officials and said the Wolverines were wronged.He said several calls and no-calls went against Michigan (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten, No. 3 CFP) Saturday, including a favorable spot that gave Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett a first down on a keeper on fourth-and-short in the second overtime. If Barrett hadnt made it, the game would have been over and Michigan would have won. Instead, the Buckeyes Curtis Samuel ran it in from 15 yards out on the next play to clinch one of the greatest games in the storied rivalrys 113-year history.Im bitterly disappointed in the officiating, the characteristically blunt Harbaugh said. I cant make that more clear.Reporters asked Harbaugh some other questions, but most of his answers were more complaints about the refs.Multiple holding penalties let go, he said. Multiple false starts. The official on my side who is supposed to be watching that is concerned about whether our coaches are in the white or not in the white, referring to the restricted area on the sideline. (Ohio State) coaches were on the field, practically in the huddle at times.Harbaugh said the pass interference call agaainst safety Delano Hill that extended an Ohio State (11-1, 8-1, No.dddddddddddd 2 CFP) drive in the fourth quarter was a gift. And he complained about an unsportsmanlike conduct flag against him in the third quarter that helped set up an Ohio State touchdown that cut Michigans lead to 17-14.The loss ended Michigans hopes for a Big Ten title and likely spoiled its national playoff hopes, although some will argue the Wolverines still belong among the top four teams.Along with Alabama, we are arguably one of the best teams in the country, quarterback Wilton Speight, who started the game after being sidelined for an injury to his non-throwing shoulder. I think the chance at the playoff is slim to none now. It stinks that that will be our last shot to play these guys.Asked to make a case for the inclusion of his team, Harbaugh said: We make our case on the field. Im not here to make any arguments or cases. Our team has done everything it can possibly do and done it well.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25.---Follow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacy ' ' '