The Associated Press

BOSTON - Arizona right-hander Curt Schilling accepted a trade to Boston on Friday after agreeing to a contract extension that could keep him with the Red Sox through the end of his career.

The teams agreed to the deal Monday, but the 37-year-old Schilling had to waive the no-trade clause in his current contract for it to go through. A deadline for negotiations between Schilling and the Red Sox was to expire at 5 p.m. Friday, but it was extended for one day; they needed only a couple of hours.

A baseball source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press that Schilling's extension guarantees him $25.5 million - $12.5 million in 2005 and $13 million in 2006. It also includes a $13 million option for '07 that could become guaranteed if Schilling meets specified performance levels, the source said.

The $12.75 million average annual value of the extension is seventh among pitchers. Schilling's new teammate, Pedro Martinez, is first with a $17.5 million salary in 2004, the option year of his current deal.

Schilling spent 3 1/2 years in Arizona as co-ace with Randy Johnson, and the pair shared the 2001 World Series MVP award after leading the Diamondbacks to victory over the New York Yankees. Now Schilling will try to lead Boston to a title alongside Martinez.

"From one Hall of Famer to a potential Hall of Famer," Schilling said Monday of the swap.

The Red Sox will send lefty Casey Fossum and righty Brandon Lyon to the Diamondbacks, along with minor-league pitcher Jorge De La Rosa and a minor-leaguer to be named.

Arizona is trying to cut its payroll from about $94 million to $80 million; Schilling is scheduled to earn $12 million in 2004.

"I want a chance to win the World Series for the rest of my career. Who doesn't?" Schilling said earlier this week.

Schilling had said he would accept a trade only to the Phillies or the New York Yankees, but Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein persuaded him to come to Boston after meeting with him through the Thanksgiving holiday.

Schilling had been concerned that Fenway Park was unfriendly to right-handed fly ball pitchers. But he also was encouraged by the possibility of playing again for Terry Francona, his manager in Philadelphia who is the front-runner for the Red Sox job; he is expected to be hired next week.

"I have made it known that he would be a reason I'd be interested in going to Boston," Schilling said Monday. "I love the guy."

The deal is the biggest Epstein has pulled off since he took over as Red Sox general manager last winter. And it gives Boston a potential rotation - Martinez, Schilling, Derek Lowe, Tim Wakefield and Byung-Hyun Kim - that rivals any.

For his career, Schilling is 163-117 with a 3.33 ERA and 2,542 strikeouts.

Last season, Schilling made just 24 starts and missed six weeks after breaking a bone in his right hand. He went 8-9 with a 2.95 ERA.

STENSON CASE: Police seized a computer used by a former girlfriend of slain Reds outfielder Dernell Stenson in a search of the newspaper office where she once worked.

Sheriff's deputies served a search warrant at the Indianapolis Star's downtown office Wednesday and seized the computer used by former employee Jennifer Gaddis, who worked in the human resources department, Sheriff's Lt. Bob Hendrickson said Friday.

Police also questioned Gaddis for at least nine hours last week and searched her Indianapolis home.