An American Lion

This doesn’t sound good:

A Canadian doctor who has treated golfer Tiger Woods, swimmer Dara Torres and NFL players is suspected of providing athletes with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a newspaper report.

The New York Times reported on its Web site Monday that Dr. Anthony Galea was found with human growth hormone and Actovegin, a drug extracted from calf’s blood, in his bag at the U.S.-Canada border in late September. He was arrested Oct. 15 in Toronto by Canadian police.

Using, selling or importing Actovegin is illegal in the United States.

The FBI has opened an investigation based in part on medical records found on Galea’s computer relating to several professional athletes, people briefed on the inquiry told the Times on condition of anonymity because they did not want to be identified discussing a continuing investigation.

There’s no proof Woods was given the drugs, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Phillips, but it’s more bad publicity he certainly doesn’t need.

Something worth thinking about, I suppose. If anything, should Tiger’s name end up being cleared here, and should he demonstrate that there was no link between prescription pain killers and his accident on November 27, it would go a long ways towards showing him to be a reputable and honest person, at least when it comes to overcoming injuries.