Happy Monday! Hopefully you have all recovered from last night’s crazy snafu at The Oscars, poor Warren Beatty. While that most likely dominated the water cooler talk at your office today, there was still a good amount of action this weekend in the across the sports world. It’s time for another edition of the “Weekend Recap.”

Gonzaga’s Undefeated Run Comes to a Screeching Halt

The big headline in sports this weekend came late Saturday night when #1 Gonzaga fell at home against BYU. Gonzaga held a comfortable double-digit lead for most of the game, but BYU had a monster run left in them. The Cougars locked down the Bulldogs in the final ten minutes, including two forced turnovers in the final minute of the game to seal an eight-point upset of the top ranked team in the nation.

With the NCAA tournament just a couple of weeks away this loss for Gonzaga likely will cost them a number one seed. That opens the door for one of the three Pac-12 teams to rise up and seize the opportunity to be the top seed in the West Region. I think Oregon benefitted most from the events of the weekend despite squeaking out a win against Stanford. In addition to the Gonzaga loss, #4 Arizona lost to #5 UCLA. That puts Oregon in sole possession of the Pac-12 lead with one game left before the conference tournament. The Ducks will likely take home the regular season title and go into the Pac-12 tournament as the top seed, leaving UCLA and Arizona on a collision course in the semifinals.

Rickie Fowler Wins the Honda Classic

Over on the PGA Tour, Rickie Fowler rode the momentum from an impressive third round on Saturday to an easy victory at the Honda Classic. Fowler didn’t necessarily play as well on Sunday but he was able to right the ship after going +2 on his front nine. This marks the first time in Fowler’s career where he won a tournament after holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead.

Fowler’s scrambling game was the key to his victory this weekend and is something that he can feed off of during the majors. He currently ranks as the best scrambler on the PGA Tour this season. During Fowler’s incredible 65 on Saturday he hit eleven greens in regulation, and was able to get up-and-down on the other seven holes. While I think Jordan Spieth is looking at redemption at the Masters, Fowler’s short game could make him one of the favorites in the U.S. Open this June at Erin Hills.

Kelsey Plum Becomes the All-Time Leading Scorer in NCAA Women’s Basketball

My favorite story of the weekend came from women’s basketball, and it has nothing to do with the UConn women either. Washington senior guard Kelsey Plum’s quest to become the all-time leading scorer in NCAA women’s basketball came to fruition on Saturday night. Plum came into the game needing 54 points to surpass Jackie Stiles for the all-time mark. In front of a packed house on senior night, she put on an absolute show. Plum, in the best performance of her college career, put up 57 points to rewrite the record book. Not only did she set a new record, but also those 57 points were good for the fifth-best game in Division-1 Women’s history. It will go down as one of the best record-breaking performances in recent memory, so congratulations are definitely due here.

Kurt Busch Wins a Crash-Filled Daytona 500

Boogety, boogety, they were racing on Sunday. NASCAR debuted a new three-stage format for restrictor-plate races at this year’s Daytona 500 leading to a chaotic day at the track. Kurt Busch took the checkered flag to win his first career Daytona 500 after Chase Elliot and Kyle Larson ran out of gas on the final lap.

The new format certainly made for a lot of excitement, and more chances for “the big one” to happen. NASCAR broke up the Great American Race into three stages. The first two stages were 60 laps and awarded bonus points to the winner plus the other top-ten finishers in the stage. That led into the final stage of 80 laps to determine the final winner.

What the new format led to though was a heightened sense of urgency during the final laps in the first two stages. Naturally with so many drivers jockeying for position, crashes were likely to ensue, and boy did they. Four crashes wiped out half of the field during the race, which included big names like Jimmy Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kyle Busch.

This is what eventually led to a wide-open final stage where a first time 500 winner was almost guaranteed. Kurt Busch is no stranger to the winner’s circle, but the rest of the field only had a combined three career wins on the Monster Energy Cup Series.

Los Angeles Kings Make a Splash Before the NHL Trade Deadline

In NHL news, the trade deadline is only a couple of days away, but a few teams weren’t waiting until the eleventh hour to get a deal done. Potentially the biggest deal came in the form of the Los Angeles Kings acquiring goaltender Ben Bishop from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a package of two players and two picks.

The move came only a day after the Kings got former Conn Smythe winning goalie Jonathan Quick back from injury. Los Angeles is in the hunt for a playoff spot in the hotly contested Western Conference, but is a move that is important for two reasons.

First, this could spark a couple of big trades before the deadline, essentially stirring the pot and putting other potential “buyers” on the hot seat. The other reason this is an important deal is because now the Kings could have one of the best tandems of goalies in the NHL with Quick and Bishop.

While Quick has seen better days since the Kings last hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup, he is still a capable goaltender. Bishop has been the franchise goaltender in Tampa Bay and led them to a Stanley Cup appearance two seasons ago so this move definitely comes as a shock. It should lead to an interesting couple of days in the NHL.

That’s it for me today. I’ll be back tomorrow with a college-edition of “Heat Check” breaking down the latest top-25 and bracketology news. Follow me on Twitter @thereal_jmooney and go like the Shooting the Moon page on Facebook.