Adventure Becomes That and Much More

Adventurers Karl Bushby and Dimitri Kieffer had no sooner completed their walk from Alaska to Russia -- along a frozen 56-mile stretch of the Bering Sea -- than they were arrested for failing to register with Russian authorities.

It gets worse. They had satellite phones, a video camera and a pistol, which they claimed was to protect them from bears. They were detained and placed under investigation, jeopardizing Bushby’s attempt to become the first person to walk around the world as Russian authorities continue their investigation.

“He will be worried that the authorities will not let him walk any further in Russia,” Karl’s father, Keith, told the Anchorage Daily News.

Seemingly, that should be the least of his worries.

Trivia time: On this date in 1946, Herman Keiser posted a one-stroke victory at the Masters. Who did he beat?

How sweet it is: Michelle Wie, fresh from a third-place finish in the Kraft Nabisco Championship, has begun working with a trainer and is on a strict diet.

This has the 16-year-old hungrier than ever for success and, apparently, for some delicious chocolate eggs.

“Easter is coming up so I can eat junk food now,” she told the Honolulu Advertiser. “I’ll be glad for that.”

Insult to injury: Jim Armstrong of the Denver Post remarks on the Dodgers’ new and oft-injured first baseman: “As usual, I’m confused. Did the Dodgers place Nomar Garciaparra on the disabled list or did they place a disabled player on the Nomar Garciaparra list?”

Just wondering: It remains unclear whether Chris DiMarco’s skiing injury -- which caused him to miss the Players Championship -- will affect his performance at the Masters.

DiMarco injured a rib muscle after he fell while trying to avoid other skiers who emerged from behind trees. “Golf is my job, but I’m going to live my life,” he told reporters, defending his right to ride the slopes.

Maybe if he wore a green jacket while skiing, he’d stand out more and would not have to worry about collisions.

Teeing off: San Jose Mercury News columnist Tim Kawakami, clearly no fan of some of the policies in place at Augusta National, opened with this line:

“It’s surprising to hear Hootie Johnson and Co. describe the lengthening and strengthening of this fabled golf course as a necessary evolution, because I had assumed they didn’t believe in it. Evolution, that is.”

More madness: From Jerry Greene of the Orlando Sentinel: “Florida’s work is not done. One more game needs to be played. Florida vs. South Carolina, NCAA vs. NIT, steel-cage match. After all, the Gamecocks beat the Gators twice, so let’s get this settled.”

Trivia answer: Ben Hogan, who won his first of two green jackets in 1951.

And finally: Two-time Masters winner Ben Crenshaw, 54, on the lengthening of Augusta National, and of courses in general, to better challenge the PGA Tour’s big hitters: “It’s time for us to pull over in the slow lane. If we don’t pull over, they’re going to run us over. I’ve already been run over many times.”