No. 17 St. John’s rides Darling and Mitchell to longest winning streak in 41 years

By MIKE FITZPATRICK NEW YORK (AP) — After a 4-3 start this season, St. John’s is enjoying its most dominant roll in decades. Bryce Hopkins had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the 17th-ranked Red Storm breezed past Creighton 81-52 on Saturday for their 13th straight victory — marking the program’s longest winning streak in 41 years. Dylan Darling scored 17 points off the bench and Zuby Ejiofor added 15 for the first-place Johnnies (22-5, 15-1 Big East), who led wire to wire and held Creighton to 32% shooting in their 18th win in 20 games. “This was the best defense we played all season,” coach Rick Pitino said. “The guys were totally locked in because of their respect for Creighton and their...