Blood tests fail to catch anyone, but are big deal

Agreement on regimen, however effectiveness remains questionable

new york - If the initial returns in from Congress are any sign, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and union chief DeMaurice Smith scored a big hit by agreeing to blood tests for human growth hormone (HGH).

That's important because one of the reasons both pushed for HGH testing was to get politicians in the nation's capital off their backs. They seem to have succeeded, with influential California Democrat Henry Waxman quickly weighing in to congratulate all parties involved with a "welcome breakthrough in the campaign to rid sports of the scourge of doping".