Sunday, March 4, 2012

Canadian football player tests positive for HGH

WATERLOO, Ontario (AP) — The first athlete to positive test for human growth hormone in North America is a Canadian college football player whose team was suspended for the 2010 season because of a steroid scandal.

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports (CCES) says one of the 20 blood tests collected from the University of Waterloo team came back positive for HGH.

Earlier this year, the British anti-doping authority announced a two-year ban on a rugby player, who became the first athlete anywhere to be suspended for using HGH.

In June, Waterloo suspended its football program for a full season after finding evidence of nine …

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