Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner avoided a serious injury to his right foot on Sunday, but coach Greg McDermott said the 24th-ranked Bluejays' leading scorer should expect some lingering soreness.

No. 24 Creighton’s five-game road winning streak in the Big East was snapped Sunday with a 79-73 loss to No. 9 St. John’s in Madison Square Garden, but it could have been worse. Losing a game is one thing. Losing one of the best big men in the country is another.

The 24th-ranked Creighton basketball team fell to the ninth-ranked St. John’s Red Storm on Sunday afternoon, 79-73, in a battle between the top two teams in the Big East. All Creighton fans were holding their breath as their center,