Simonsig is set to take his chance in the Prix La Barka at Auteuil on Saturday. Trainer Nicky Henderson reports the injury-plagued grey to be ready to return to action after finishing a fine third to Gods Own in the BoyleSports Champion Chase at Punchestown last month.That was only his second start since he won the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham in March 2013. Hes in good shape and is coming in on the back of a good prep under his belt, so were off, said Henderson.It will probably be soft there, but it always is. It looks like being a hot race, but theres not much else for him at this time of year.Willie Mullins Thousand Stars, twice winner of this Group Two hurdle over two miles five and a half furlongs, is among a total of 19 horses at the latest forfeit stage, as is his stablemate Un De Sceaux.Ballynagour will attempt to claim back-to-back victories after scoring by five lengths 12 months ago.He will be joined this time by talented but enigmatic stablemate Gevrey Chambertin.Pipe confirmed the two runners will leave England for France on Wednesday evening ahead of a race which is recognised as a trial for the French Champion Hurdle.While it is a big ask, conditions clearly suit our charges and we will be doing our best once again, the Pond House handler told www.davidpipe.com.The Paul Nicholls Ptit Zig, Nick Williams Aubusson and Al Ferof from Dan Skeltons stable are other British possibles.The French team is headed by the Guy Cherel-trained pair of Bosseur and Blue Dragon. 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SAN DIEGO -- Bobby Hurley let his Arizona State Sun Devils have it after their 97-64 loss Wednesday to No. 18 Purdue in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.He called them soft, and then ran them ragged in practice.They paid attention, not wanting it to get any worse.Tra Holder scored 17 points and Shannon Evans II had 16, including a 3-pointer that started a 13-3 run at the start of the second half, to lead Arizona State to a 74-63 victory against San Diego State on Saturday.Obinna Oleka had 15 points and 12 rebounds, and Torian Graham scored 15 for the Sun Devils (6-4), who didnt get their first lead until three minutes into the second half.Hurley was happy with pretty much everything except 13 turnovers in the first half.Hopefully this was a turning point for us, Hurley said. Hopefully we found something we need to move forward with the rest of the year.Trey Kell scored 20 points for the Aztecs (4-4), who twice led by 10 points in the first half before losing their third straight game.Trailing 32-25 at halftime, the Sun Devils opened the second half with 3-pointers by Evans, Holder and Kodi Justice that pulled ASU into a 34-34 tie. While stifling the Aztecs on defense, the Sun Devils continued the run with a layup by Holder and a putback by Jethro Tshisumpa for a 38-35 lead.SDSU tied it on Max Hoetzels 3-pointer before Evans answered with another shot from behind the arc.The Sun Devils stayed hot from behind the 3-point line, with Evans and Torian Graham hitting long shots for a 53-41 lead.Evans said the first practice after the Purdue loss was real tough. We did a lot of running. I dont know if we shot the ball at all but we did do a lot of running. It felt like we were a track team at one point.With ASU on break, the players knew practices could be rougher if they didnt step up against SDSU.We know theres no time limit when youre on break so we have that in the back of our mind like, `Man, if we dont listen, were going to be in for a long one. Preaching that mentality, play for each other and play hard, we came out on top.San Diego State twice led by 10 points in the first half, the second time at 32-22 after Hoetzel hit a 3-pointer with just more than a minute left before hallftime.dddddddddddd Evans hit a 3-pointer for ASU on the next possession.This is not what Im used to, this is not what Trey is used to, this is not what our program is used to, SDSU coach Steve Fisher said. Weve had a program thats played with toughness and pride and success. And were still capable of doing that, but you have to do it for 40 minutes. You have to do it together. You cant let one end dictate the other.Were going have to, all of us, circle the wagons, self-analyze, try to help one another, not fragment, fight together, and get one win that will give you a good taste when you leave the locker room and give you a chance to get two wins, Fisher said.BIG PICTUREArizona State: This was the Sun Devils final road trip of non-conference play. They have three home games before opening Pac-12 action at Stanford on Dec. 30. Theyve already made cross-country trips to Orlando, the Bahamas and New York.San Diego State: The Aztecs were coming off consecutive road losses to Loyola of Chicago and Grand Canyon, which will certainly hurt their NCAA Tournament chances unless they win the Mountain West Conference tournament championship and with it an automatic bid.BOOSThe Aztecs were booed by the crowd during a rough stretch in the second half.To me personally, I dont pay attention to it, but its not something you want to hear being the home team, hearing your home crowd boo you, Kell said. But at the end of the day, the fans dont control how we play. Thats on us. Weve got to look at each other, start with ourselves and go from there.AN UPSETIn 1992, Hurley and a team of other college players stunned the Dream Team in a closed scrimmage at UC San Diego before the Barcelona Olympics. That was one of the great experiences of my life, said Hurley, who played in three Final Fours with Duke and won two national titles. I loved it. We played Torrey Pines, too. That was fun.UP NEXTArizona State hosts New Mexico next Saturday night.San Diego State hosts Alabama State on Monday night.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . ' ' '