Scandal on Canadian football team produces first positive HGH test in North America

Canadian football player tests positive for HGH

WATERLOO, Ontario — A steroid scandal in Canada that resulted in the suspension of the University of Waterloo football team for 2010 has produced the first positive test for human growth hormone in North America.

The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports says one of the 20 blood tests collected from the 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 to be suspended for using HGH.

In June, Waterloo suspended its football program for a full season after finding evidence of nine anti-doping violations from 62 urine tests. One of those athlete’s blood tests also came back for HGH. His sanction will be announced next Wednesday.