Calipari coached No. 10 Arkansas to a 79-72 victory over Bill Self and No. 7 Kansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament here at the AMP Thursday night. Former Camden High School star DJ Wagner scored 14 points with 6 assists and 3 rebounds as Arkansas won for the fourth time in its last five games.

Intended or not, Pitino threw some shade at John Calipari ahead of a potential meeting in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Pitino said his only true rivalry was with Jim Calhoun. While he didn’t intentionally throw shade at Calipari, I’m sure there was more to Pitino-Calipari than just a game.

So in a sport in which the coaches long have been the most familiar stars, look who’s roaming the halls of Amica Mutual Pavilion on practice Wednesday: 66-year-old John Calipari in Arkansas cardinal (still an unusual sight),