The U.S. News & World Report’s John Farrell asks the question that dare not speak its name: Has any city ever sucked so hard at sports? Listing some examples that are only all-too familiar to fans of athletic team competition in the District, Farrell makes his case: Despite early assurances every year that the team is Super Bowl bound, the “barely mediocre” Redskins perpetually grace the bottom of the NFL rankings, the bottom feeders of the NFC East. Farrell writes that “Everyone knows why Mark Teixeira snubbed the Nationals and took the Yankees’ money: Washington teams are Losers.” And about the Wizards, Farrell says that you have to look back to the days of the Bullets to find significant victories. Of course, he goes on to heap praise on the Caps for serving as a guiding light through difficult times. But the question still stands — is there not a city out there less successful at playing sports? Detroit? New Orleans?