While businesses on Granby Street in Downtown Norfolk hope to rebound from the last couple of years, a manager at Grace O’Malley's Irish Pub and Restaurant hopes to score a slam dunk this weekend.
Bracketology is not offered as a major at Norfolk State, but the Spartans have reason to at least study the subject again. For the first time in nine years, NSU is back in the national conversation. Joe Bryant scored 17 points and the Spartans held off a late rally Saturday in a 71-63 victory over Morgan State in the MEAC tournament final at Scope. With the win, NSU (16-7) returns to the NCAA .