Brian Wilson

Brian Wilson, the lumbering savant who wrote, produced and sang an outlandish number of immortal pop songs back in the 1960s with his band, the Beach Boys, is swiveling in a chair, belly out, arms dangling, next to his faux-grand piano at the ...  

The San Francisco Giants' bullpen has been a strength of the team through the first quarter of the season.  The bullpen is ranked ninth in baseball with a 3.21 earned-run average and fifth in the advanced stat, fielding independent pitching. However, with Brian Wilson on the shelf after undergoing a second Tommy John surgery and Guillermo Mota out until the end of August due to a failed drug test, the Giants are dangerously thin in the pen...  

THE legal system deserves respect as much as the right to challenge it should be enshrined in law, writes Brian Wilson. If I could choose where to go on trial for my freedom, I doubt if I could come up with a better place than our own dear Scotland.  

Brian Wilson, who suffered an oblique strain over the weekend, doesn't think that the injury, originally slated to force him out for an "indefinite period," will prevent him from pitching in the Giants' season opener on the 31st. Or at least, according to ...  

Last Sunday, 20,000 lucky Giants at AT park went home with miniature keepsake versions of the Giants' celebrity closer. While the officially licensed tchotchke's are already fetching around 60 bucks on eBay, an army of cheap overseas knockoffs has already hit the grey market from a wholesaler located in Fairfield, California. [ more › ]  

SAN FRANCISCO -- Ever the optimist with his bold personality and bushy black beard, Giants closer Brian Wilson deemed himself ahead of schedule in his recovery from a second Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery and insists he plans to ...  

Brian Wilson is known for a lot of things. World Series championship? Check. All-Star Game appearances? Check. Insanely beautiful beard? Check. And despite being out for the season with an arm injury, Wilson remains arguably the most beloved ...  

So many incarnations of The Beach Boys have hit the road over the years, that it’s often tricky to keep track of who’s in the band. But considering 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of summer’s supreme act, surviving co-founders Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Al Jardine, alongside veterans Bruce Johnston and David Marks, traded acrimony [...]  

Brian Wilson worked out on a stationary bike Wednesday at the Giants' ballpark, the first real exercise doctors have allowed him to tackle since his Tommy John surgery April 19. I hope Wilson used some type of protective device for his beard. It would be...  

With that in mind, manager Bruce Bochy said he hopes to see Wilson back on the mound within that time frame. "From what I understand, a second one could take a little longer," Bochy said. "But it's not like there's a large sample size to show ...  

San Francisco Giants closer Brian Wilson may need season-ending surgery to repair damage to his right elbow, manager Bruce Bochy said. “We got bad news on Wilson,” Bochy said yesterday on the team’s website. “He took an MRI, and it shows ...  

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) All-Star Giants closer Brian Wilson will undergo Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery Thursday in Pensacola, Fla. Renowned elbow specialist Dr. James Andrews will perform the surgery after doing a similar procedure on Wilson when the ...  

I saw the boys the other night, and they can still bring it. Lead singer Mike Love is 71, musical genius Brian Wilson is nearly 70, as is keyboardist Bruce Johnston. The audience was primarily aging baby boomers who were not only singing along ...  

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Giants closer Brian Wilson is likely headed for surgery on his right elbow after an MRI showed structural damage and an issue with the ligament, and his season could be in jeopardy. Manager Bruce Bochy and athletic trainer Dave ...  

Giants closer Brian Wilson confirmed Sunday he is likely in need of Tommy John surgery, ending the pitcher’s season after just two appearances. Wilson appeared to injure his right arm during a game in Colorado on Thursday, his second appearance in as ...