Actually, all you guys arguing that this is not a good use of Federal funds: this applies to the entire War of Drugs. There are plenty of studies showing that legalizing drugs and spending a fraction of that money on education and treatment would be better all around.
So, who's ready to sign a Legalize Drugs petition?
I don't think the feds care about policing the sport. But if taking, selling, and/or distributing prescription drugs is illegal, then maybe they ought to care about the people doing that. Seems reasonable to me - why a guy would get a pass because he's famous or a pro athlete never did make any sense.
And prosecutors often go out of their way to make an example of celebrities. You see professional athletes getting busted all the time for minor stuff that would be ignored with most regular Joes. It aint new.