Pass rusher Irvin waived by Raiders

The Oakland Raiders waived Bruce Irvin on Saturday after the team’s leading pass rusher had his playing time reduced significantly in recent weeks.

Irvin played just nine snaps in a 34-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night. He will be subject to waivers and will be owed about $3.8 million for the rest of the season if he isn’t claimed next week.

The Raiders (1-7) rank last in the NFL with just seven sacks and have a leagueworst 35 quarterback pressures, according to SportRadar. The 31-year-old Irvin has three of the sacks and five of the pressures but has had little impact on a defense that is on pace to be one of the worst ever.

Cardinals: Released quarterback Sam Bradford, the former No. 1 overall draft pick whose eight NFL seasons have been plagued by injuries. Bradford was signed to a one-year, $20 million contract — with $15 million guaranteed — in the offseason. He started the first three games before being replaced by rookie Josh Rosen.

Bills: Third-stringer Nathan Peterman will start at quarterback for Buffalo today against the Bears after Derek Anderson was ruled out with a concussion. The Bills said that Anderson and rookie linebacker Tremaine Edmunds have not cleared concussion protocol.

Bears: Placed right guard Kyle Long on injured reserve because of a tendon injury in his right foot. The move means the NFC North-leading Bears (4-3) will be without the three-time Pro Bowler for at least eight weeks. Saturday for a share of the lead with Peter Uihlein in the Shriners Hospitals For Children Open.

DeChambeau shot a 6-under 66 to match Uihlein at 16-under 197 at TPC Summerlin. The leader after each of the first two rounds, Uihlein had a 68.

DeChambeau has four PGA Tour victories, winning three times last season. Uihlein is winless on the PGA Tour.

Defending champion Patrick Cantlay had a 63 to join Robert Streb (68) at 14 under.

Jordan Spieth remained 8 under in his season debut, shooting even-par 71.

European Tour: Li Haotong shot an 8-under 63 on Saturday in the Turkish Airlines Open to take a three-shot lead over defending champion Justin Rose and Alexander Levy into the final round.

Li had a 17-under 196 total at Regnum Carya Golf and Spa Resort in Antalya. The second-ranked Rose had a 69, and Levy shot 66. Rose would return to No. 1 in the world with a victory.

LPGA Tour: Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 64 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Japan Classic on Saturday. Lee’s closest pursuer is local favorite Sakura Koiwai, who shot 66.