33?BSTEx-NFL star Aaron Hernandez, who is already serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder, was acq. The No 1 challenge for the NPSL and the USA was how to sell a that most Americans did not know or care about – and the new leagues were not exactly met with open arms. Chances of winning If Harden has a playoff run of the ages, the Rockets could absolutely pull this off. ”Chicago Spurs striker and US international Willy Roy did not have to travel too far to find a team: he was a hometown scoring hero in the Chicago semi-pro leagues.