The Cubs take a big step; Austin steps down; Michael Jordon doesn’t think he could make it today; and a tasty treat from Bill Murray…

Bonus Scoopage: Weird Al Yankovic shared on his Facebook page that he’ll be announcing dates today (Friday) for a North American Tour. Weird Al said, “THIS WILL NOT BE OUR NORMAL KIND OF TOUR. I decided we should try something different, just for a change of pace. So next year we’re scaling way, way back. No costumes, no props, no video screens, no computer servers. We’re just going to walk out on stage, sit down on stools, and play a bunch of old songs. Oh, and we’re going to be performing almost exclusively originals (i.e. not parodies). The deep cuts and obscure tracks. The songs that were never hits. The ones you barely remember. … We’re calling it THE RIDICULOUSLY SELF-INDULGENT, ILL-ADVISED VANITY TOUR.”