Betting

As a senior at Cheyenne High School, Elijah Johnson was a standout basketball prospect who seemed destined for the big time. The sign he has arrived? Johnson’s name is in lights on the glowing boards at Las Vegas sports books.

Forget about sentimental underdogs, because the stunning upsets that often make college basketball in March so memorable were rare this year. Instead of a Cinderella, there is John Calipari.