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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers insist that their business model is thriving and they are under no orders from Major League Baseball to curtail debt, despite a report that indicated otherwise this past weekend.A report in the Los Angeles Times on Saturday revealed through an unnamed source that the Dodgers are hundreds of millions of dollars in debt after the first four seasons under Guggenheim Baseball Management. That same report said the Dodgers face a mandate to meet MLBs debt rules.The Dodgers did not dispute that they have operating debt. It was the suggestion that MLB has ordered them to do something about it that seemed to rankle team officials.There is no mandate, Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said Monday afternoon. There is no problem with our debt, and we continue to work on the same program we have been working on from the day we walked in here in 2012, which is to say were working hard to build the best team we can for this year while being mindful of continuing to build the best pipeline of minor leaguers to the major leagues that we can.Commissioner Rob Manfred also moved to deny that the Dodgers are under any order to curtail spending. Even if the Dodgers were in violation of the debt service rule, it is just one of a number of areas that would have to be in noncompliance before the commissioners office would take action.The commissioners office works with all clubs to monitor compliance with the debt service rule, Manfred said. Noncompliant clubs are asked to submit a plan demonstrating a path to compliance. Clubs are evaluated on an ongoing basis relative to that plan. The rule is intended to ensure the financial health of clubs relative to their ability to service their indebtedness -- not to influence decisions on the player market. There are various ways to achieve compliance, and there is no mandate to cut payroll.A major league source indicated that there is now a developing perception among both teams and potential free agents around the game that the Dodgers could be under some financial stress. Kasten reiterated that nothing could be further from the truth.The Dodgers have spent lavishly since Gugenheim Baseball Management purchased the team from Frank McCourt in May 2012. The ownership group followed the $2 billion purchase by doubling the payroll in its first full season, from $105 million in 2012 to $216 million in 2013. Payroll then went from $229 million in 2014 to $271 million in 2015 before settling back at $249 million the past season.The L.A. Times report said payroll could drop further in 2017. Without outlining the clubs roster plans for next season, Kasten confirmed that the ownership groups business plan has gone unchanged since it went into place in 2012.From his days with the Atlanta Braves?to his time with the Washington Nationals, Kasten has shown a propensity to develop rosters from within the organization, winning with a mix of young players who provide cost certainty and veterans who provide experience and leadership.The Dodgers are not married to the same plan, but it appears to be developing anyway, with the emergence of young players such as?Joc Pederson, Corey Seager, Julio Urias and Jose De Leon. Expected arrivals down the road are infielders Cody Bellinger and Willie Calhoun and outfielder Alex Verdugo.The emergence of those players alone would provide the cost certainty that would reduce payroll naturally, along with the fact that high-dollar salaries for players such as?Andre Ethier, Adrian Gonzalez, Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy?will be off the books by the end of the 2018 season. Clayton Kershaw could opt out of his contract after the 2018 season, but the Dodgers figure to be in position by then to be among the highest bidders for his services.Although no team has operated in the financial stratosphere the Dodgers have maneuvered in the past four seasons, there are no indications that MLB is worried about the clubs debt service ratio. The Dodgers have led baseball in payroll each of the past four seasons.There is no problem with our debt, and we are continuing to operate on the same program that we have when we walked in here in 2012, Kasten said.Kasten also moved to eliminate the notion that the club is somehow struggling financially. The club raised season-ticket prices for 2017, but early returns show that many season-ticket holders are willing to pay the additional costs for a team that has won four consecutive National League West titles. This is the first time in team history that the Dodgers reached the postseason in four consecutive seasons.Business for the Dodgers is very strong and very healthy, and it is why we lead baseball in attendance and in season tickets because we have a tremendous fan base that has great confidence in the product we put out there year after year, Kasten said. 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HONOLULU -- Its all about the preparation for Chinwe Okorie and it paid off nicely for her Sunday.Okorie scored 12 of her season-high 18 points in the first half as No. 7 Mississippi State pulled away from Hawaii 66-41 on the final day of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.The 6-foot-5 senior center shot 8 of 10 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds.Honestly, even before today we prepared really, really hard for games up front and just being in this championship game was an opportunity for us to see how much we need to grow, said Okorie, who averaged 12 points and 7.3 rebounds in Mississippi States three games in Honolulu.Bulldogs coach Vic Schaefer praised the play of the Lagos, Nigeria nativeChinwe had a monster game, so I was proud of her, Schaefer said. Shes come a long way. If you could have seen her three years ago, she couldnt walk and chew gum at the same time, so shes really made big strides.Victoria Vivians, the tournaments most outstanding player, scored 10 points for the Bulldogs (7-0).It was the lowing scoring output of the season for Hawaii, which shot just 32 percent from the field and 17 percent (2 of 12) on 3-pointers.Mississippi State opened the game with an 11-0 run and led by as many as 24 points.Sarah Toeaina and Briana Harris had 11 points apiece for the Rainbow Wahine (2-5).Mississippi State held a 33-19 lead at halftime.BIG PICTUREMississippi State: The Bulldogs, who returned all five starters and 90 percent of their scoring from a season ago, did well to build depth in their three games in Honolulu. All 13 players that saw court time scored in an 88-51 win over San Jose State Saturday and all 13 played at least two minutes against Hawaii Sunday.I wanted to work on building our depth and building some of the kids confidence and we were able to do that and obvioously thats going to pay off for us down the line, Schaefer said.ddddddddddddHawaii: The Rainbow Wahine, who have dropped three straight games, posted a 21-win season and went to their first NCAA Tournament since 1998 last year, but returned just two starters from that team. Against the veteran-laden Bulldogs, they started three freshmen, a sophomore and a junior.Im not worried about the three (losses) in a row, Hawaii coach Laura Beeman said. Its about our overall record, its about us getting better, which we did tonight.TURNING POINTHawaii took its only lead at 15-13 on Julissa Tagos layup with 8:44 left in the second quarter. However, Dominique Dillingham answered with a 3-pointer from the left wing that ignited a 17-0 Mississippi State run that gave them a commanding 30-15 lead with 2:02 left in the half.STAT OF THE NIGHTThe teams combined for 50 turnovers, 30 of them by the Rainbow Wahine, who had 18 by halftime.We knew we were going to turn the ball over, but 30 times is excessive by any standard, Beeman said. A lot of those were unforced errors, offensive fouls that we need to get under control. Against the number seven team in the country you have to have composure.HE SAID ITWe do have tremendous depth, especially at guard, but it is nice to have two aircraft carriers in there that you can use as well, Schaefer said of his center duo of 6-foot-5 Okorie and 6-7 Teaira McCowan.UP NEXTMississippi State, which is off to its best start to a season since it opened the 2014-15 season with 18 straight wins, will next play at Iowa State Saturday.Hawaii, which is off to its worst start since it opened the 2012-13 season 2-6, will play at No. 9 UCLA Sunday. 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