Out of My League
Each of the n-by-n grids contains n-1 scrambled names of professional sports teams -- all from the same North American professional sports league -- along with one other word. The unscrambled grids are below.
C | O | A | C | H |
I | M | P | AC | T |
G | A | L | A | XY |
R | AP | I | D | S |
U | N | I | O | N |
A | N | S | W | E | R |
M | A | RL | I | N | S |
G | I | A | N | T | S |
B | R | A | V | E | S |
R | O | CK | I | E | S |
R | E | D | S | O | X |
S | C | H | I | A | N | O |
ST | A | MP | E | D | E | RS |
E | S | K | I | M | O | S |
T | IG | ER | C | A | T | S |
A | RG | O | N | AU | T | S |
A | L | O | UE | T | TE | S |
R | OU | GH | R | ID | E | RS |
T | A | M | P | A | B | A | Y |
CA | V | A | L | I | E | R | S |
W | A | R | R | I | O | R | S |
C | L | I | P | P | E | R | S |
TI | MB | E | RW | O | L | VE | S |
T | R | AI | LB | L | AZ | E | RS |
G | R | I | ZZ | L | I | E | S |
M | A | V | E | R | I | CK | S |
B | E | L | I | C | H | I | C | K |
P | R | E | D | A | T | O | R | S |
B | L | U | E | J | A | CK | E | TS |
B | L | A | C | K | H | A | WK | S |
A | V | A | L | A | N | C | H | E |
H | U | RR | I | C | A | N | E | S |
M | A | P | L | E | L | E | A | FS |
C | A | N | A | D | I | E | N | S |
I | S | L | A | N | D | E | R | S |
Since each of the blocks contained teams from only a single league, the league identifies the leftover word. Fill in the given analogy CFL : NBA MLS :: NHL : MLB with these words. The gives the clue phrase SCHIANO : TAMPA BAY COACH :: BELICHICK : ANSWER. Bill Belichick is the coach of the New England Patriots, so the answer is NEW ENGLAND COACH.